John Parsons
John Parsons
almost car crowded daily planning using
We are using almost every car we have already in daily service. We are planning on crowded trains.
available daily equipment service using
We are using all available equipment in daily service.
though
Even though he never said anything; you could just tell,
crack hold managing next together year
We've been managing to hold him together and we thought we'd better have a crack at the big one this year because there may not be a next year.
chicago incidents occurred particular people work
On that particular day, the incidents occurred while we were transporting people to Chicago for a work day.
believe changed cost factors fuel playing
No other factors have changed all that much, so we believe fuel cost is playing a big part in this.
eisenhower
Right now, for example, we are working on Eisenhower and Adams.
fine line soon suits trouble
That suits us just fine because he won't have to come into line too soon and at least we will be out of trouble early.
anywhere arrive assigned bend five late mean minutes miss south train trains
If the train is late by five minutes anywhere between South Bend and Kensington station, it can mean our trains miss their assigned times and can mean our trains arrive 50 minutes late getting into Chicago.
interested
We are at capacity. We are interested in getting new equipment.
breaks county joe overwhelm problem spring
The problem really was the spring breaks in St. Joe County and LaPorte County. That really did overwhelm the system.
events four maybe six
Typically events like this would take four months, maybe six months,
bothered complaints creates great litter passengers past platforms problem received track
We actually think it's a great idea. We have received complaints in the past from passengers who were bothered by smoking. And it also creates a litter problem on the platforms and on the track beds.
rate stays taxes
The (property tax) rate stays the same, but the taxes go up all the time.