I m glad the feds are ponying up for safety grants (even though they don t have any money that isn t

I m glad the feds are ponying up for safety grants (even though they don t have any money that isn t borrowed) because, if anything, Metrolink should be running more trains with fewer cars each to improve its service frequency. The whole system, with its hundreds of miles of track has something like 45,000 riders on an average weekday, or approximately the same amount of riders as the Green Line.
We know the problems: expensive european discount airlines fares, infrequent service, and a lack (no disrespect intended) european discount airlines of anything much, particularly jobs, at most Metrolink stops. These things kill ridership. It s a familiar vicious cycle of low ridership and revenue causing bad service and vice versa.
So, again I think a key to breaking the cycle is more trains, with fewer cars each. Metro rail changes the number of cars per train to reflect demand, and Metrolink should too (if possible). What s the point of wasting european discount airlines energy european discount airlines and money to carry empty cars? With the money Metrolink saves, hopefully it can improve its service and lower its fares, thus improving ridership.