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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
Ya, I understand it would be expensive, but billions of dollars??
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Of course billions, this isn't just throwing up some plexi glass and calling it a day. There are 468 stations in the system, some have 3 or 4 platforms that would need to have these systems installed. You think you can have one of these put in for less than $1million on each side of a platform?
There are currently 14 different types of train cars in use, many of which have doors at different locations, so either the system must be made to adapt to the different locations or trains must all be the same. So add that to the mix.
Then add maintenance etc., not to mention the cost of shutting down lines to install these, and the costs continue to soar. And all of this for an entity that has seen it's budget slashed again and again.