On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 02:39:28 -0700, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 07:23:43PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > Just in case you *aren't* being sarcastic, or there are people on > > the list from places that are far, far from subway trains: yes, > > subways have their own dedicated tracks. Of course, when the power > > goes out, the Amtrak control stations go dead, so there is a > > slightly higher possibility of 2 passenger trains plowing into each > > other. > > Not really. Every railroad out there, including subway and commuter > systems, stops and proceeds slowly for signals. ...in exactly the same fasion airliners lands smoothly on their destination runway, instead of swatting down high rises. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]