The first to be hurt for a mistake
Here's a sad story involving the WES train down in Tualatin. And of course, "[f]ewer than 15 people were on the train, he said."
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Comments (10)
Yes but, at 4 p.m. the massive crush of WES riders had yet to begin.
But whats with all the new in-city Life Flight activity? Do they pay a hefty royalty to the calling EMS agency?
Posted by Abe | August 23, 2010 6:32 PM
Wow. 15 passengers at around 4 PM. What a total success story WES is.
Posted by LucsAdvo | August 23, 2010 6:45 PM
No -- fewer than 15.
Posted by Jack Bog | August 23, 2010 7:08 PM
Does the victim count? After all, he was carried, if briefly. He probably didn't pay, but, then, who does?
Posted by Allan L. | August 23, 2010 7:51 PM
Sorry about the poor fellow who got hit.
But don't worry about the WES; if it doesn't work out and/or needs change, they can move the line to better serve areas where it's needed.
Oh. Whoops.
Posted by the other white meat | August 23, 2010 8:40 PM
The Fishwrapper has now pulled the "...fewer than 15 people on the train..." report.
God bless the Fishwrapper...if the news doesn't fit the editorial stance, alter the news.
Posted by Nonny Mouse | August 23, 2010 11:03 PM
It's still there when I look:
Posted by Jack Bog | August 23, 2010 11:23 PM
And once again the backup bus comes out of the barn to pick up where WES fails.
Why didn't we just start and end with the bus, and save 100+ million dollars?
Posted by MachineShedFred | August 24, 2010 6:26 AM
Why didn't we just start and end with the bus, and save 100+ million dollars?
Because the bus doesn't attract the type of choice riders that TriMet is known to attract to Portland's award-winning transit system.
Because TriMet is a leader in transit-oriented development that is centered around light rail stations.
Because WES is one of the nation's first "suburb-to-suburb" commuter rail systems and a model for other cities to follow.
Because WES Works!
Because WES is an example of sustainable transportation.
Because WES created X number of jobs during its construction, and continues to provide 15 jobs to support the operation of the service.
Because WES directly or indirectly created X number dollars in investment in our region.
I'm sure there's some other media spin reasons that Mary Fetsch can come up with herself. She gets paid plenty to defend the TriMet rail system.
Posted by Erik H. | August 24, 2010 10:12 AM
Didn't some community get up in arms to force WES to have a quieter bell?
Wasn't the guy wearing headphones?
Plenty of blame to go around.
Posted by Michelle | August 24, 2010 10:22 AM