WMATA Funding and Operations: Joint Oversight Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Housing, and Transportation, the Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Bicentennial Affairs, the Environment, and the International Community of the Committee on the District of Columbia, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976 - 1639 pages |
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... Car delivery delays .. Commuter tax --- Comparison with other systems .. Construction Coordinating bus and rail ... cars-- 73 Metrorail costs acceleration_ . 49 Metrorail operations ---- 7,44 Mileage reduction _‒‒‒‒‒‒ 74 Ombudsmen ...
... Car delivery delays .. Commuter tax --- Comparison with other systems .. Construction Coordinating bus and rail ... cars-- 73 Metrorail costs acceleration_ . 49 Metrorail operations ---- 7,44 Mileage reduction _‒‒‒‒‒‒ 74 Ombudsmen ...
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... CARS Background - fire safety- . Bureau of Standards , Department of Commerce Report ( NBS 75-718 ) of fire tests on Metro buses__ . Bus fires___ Buses and railway cars-- Car evacuation time___ Cost of seat replacements .. Emergency ...
... CARS Background - fire safety- . Bureau of Standards , Department of Commerce Report ( NBS 75-718 ) of fire tests on Metro buses__ . Bus fires___ Buses and railway cars-- Car evacuation time___ Cost of seat replacements .. Emergency ...
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... cars out there , which represent a major investment for most drivers , will not disappear . What then will be the result of Metro's opening ? Certainly , it will take a num- ber of cars off the road . More importantly , it will offer ...
... cars out there , which represent a major investment for most drivers , will not disappear . What then will be the result of Metro's opening ? Certainly , it will take a num- ber of cars off the road . More importantly , it will offer ...
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... cars is the same as the commitment . This would permit us to operate at the end of January . Our official date for opening phase 1 is the 31st of January . We are watching the car deliveries weekly with the board . Right now they are ...
... cars is the same as the commitment . This would permit us to operate at the end of January . Our official date for opening phase 1 is the 31st of January . We are watching the car deliveries weekly with the board . Right now they are ...
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... CAR DELAYS Mr. HARRIS . Why can't the cars get here on time ? General GRAHAM . They are being assembled in Georgia , about 60 miles east of Atlanta . We have had numerous talks at all levels with the management . The president and I ...
... CAR DELAYS Mr. HARRIS . Why can't the cars get here on time ? General GRAHAM . They are being assembled in Georgia , about 60 miles east of Atlanta . We have had numerous talks at all levels with the management . The president and I ...
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