Amid a reasonably crowded Downtown Kansas City backdrop, once again the toy train streetcar stalled and left passengers in the lurch.
To wit . . .
LIKE IT OR NOT, CONSTANT BREAKDOWNS OF THE TOY TRAIN STREETCAR REMIND US THAT KANSAS CITY BOUGHT A LEMON!!!
Opening weekend this tiny bit of transit couldn't handle the passenger count and stalled but now even a modest bit of Friday night traffic left this broken down by the side of the road.
Here's video of the empty car and response video for confirmation:
And so . . .
GIVEN THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TOY TRAIN EXPANSION, NEW CARS AND EVEN MORE PUBLIC CASH . . . OUR TKC BLOG COMMUNITY IS FIRST TO RAISE THE ISSUE OF CONSTANT BREAKDOWNS OF THESE UNDEPENDABLE VEHICLES SOLD TO KANSAS CITY BY EURO-TRASH MANUFACTURERS!!!
You decide . . .
Needs a jump start. What's a $100 million between friends?
ReplyDeleteDamn spics can't be trusted to build jack shit
ReplyDeleteSeems like the buses don't really break down that often.
ReplyDeleteAgree with 10:48 - Spanish merchandise is exceptionally shoddy.
ReplyDeleteBut I don't think we need to send City Staff back to Spain to do another test run. Clearly, they can't be trusted.
yeah I heard a bus broke down tonight too why not go all apeshit over that while you're at it
ReplyDeleteYou wish you heard a bus broke down
Delete^^^ Did the bus that broke down cost taxpayers $100 million for 4 measly cars that only traveled 2.2 miles?
ReplyDeleteMaintenance is to be expected. The first commenters was right, busses break down all the time. The benefits out weigh some minor inconvenience.
ReplyDeleteKC always buy junk. Look at most of the community centers and police stations, cheaply made garbage.
ReplyDeleteWhy? Why?Why do I keep reading these comments?
ReplyDeleteshameful how kc just keeps buying junk.
ReplyDeleteYawn.
ReplyDeleteYou should read a great book about blogging called "The Boy Who Cry Wolf" and the sequel, "Chicken Little".
Imagine it breaking down in the Plaza area or along Main St..
ReplyDeleteDuring rush hour , in the snow or rain.
ReplyDeleteGET SOME PEDALS AD TURN IT INTO A PEDAL BAR. HIPSTERS LOVE THAT CHIT!
ReplyDelete^^^ Lulz.
ReplyDeleteWalk along side it, serve out the window at each stop.
ReplyDeleteWell this is a shame.
ReplyDeleteTony get a sledge hammer and knock those rails out.
We should be able to get er done by Monday.
Might be just me, but other than the 7 denizens, you have pretty much been ignored for at least 3 years now.
But roll up a few pics of successful local women, and you can chum up some action by the misogynists.
Very good. Ignore the facts of the story, proceed to ad hominem and non sequitur.
DeleteMaybe it is just you, snowflake.
get the fuck off of i and walk you lazy,fatass,belly achers..im sure they'll work the kinks out of that bad mother fucker
ReplyDeleteWasn't that what test runs were for for the past 6 month?
DeleteIf your new car broke down like this, you wouldn't rationalize it as "just working out the kinks".
ReplyDeleteThe plain truth is that its pathetic, but rather funny too!
True.
ReplyDeleteKansas City not only buys shit, it is shit! Kansas City's nothing but NIGGERS and mayhem. What is good about Kansas Fucking City??
ReplyDeleteToot toot. Clunk.
ReplyDeleteFucking shame we can't buy stuff that works.
ReplyDeleteThe craftsmanship of the whole project in general is shit.
ReplyDeleteBe fun to see when in six months the whole thing starts slowly falling apart piece by piece.
Slick spics boondoggle hicks from the sticks with broken-ass gold-plated trolley
ReplyDeleteThis project was an excellent way to issue millions in bonds that were purchased by the very people who own property and live along the line. The people who bought the bonds also ensured that they would receive property tax abatements on their condos. So they are living on tax-free municipal bond interest while dodging taxes and riding a free train to get groceries in the river market.
ReplyDeleteIt is a grotesque transfer of wealth from the poorest to the richest. And, sadly, the people are just too damaged or uneducated to catch up. They will always be the fools, chained to debt they don't understand, cheer-leading projects out of habit, suffering perpetual cognitive dissonance, cucks for schmucks forever.
Water and power rates skyrocketing while families have to choose between food and electricity. I guess if you cannot attract affluent people to your city, tax the poor until only wealthy people remain. That might work, were it not for all the federal assistance. So we end up with a city that has a few rich people and a whole bunch of poor subsidized people. Sad.
Sad, pathetic, immoral. Your government. Enjoy that fail.
Toot toot the whistle bloweth.
Toot toot, clunk clunk.
ReplyDeleteIn all the years I've ridden KCATA buses, I have never once been on one that broke down. Aside from sometimes getting stalled in huge snow storms or flooded streets, that's the rare time a bus has to re-route. Try and re-route the streetcar, good luck with that.
ReplyDeleteEven with their great subway system, New York is spending $1.3 billion on 2,000 new state of the art buses - not streetcars. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/10/new-nyc-buses-to-feature-free-wi-fi-usb-ports.html
ReplyDeleteWaaaaaaaa! Pay attention to me! I'm irrationally angry and MUST BE HEARD!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThey should study our downtown Frou Frou express.
ReplyDeleteLyin' Dave Johnson reports the car was taken out of service due to a passenger illness or some other bullshit.
ReplyDeleteLMAO!
If this operation at all resembles how KCMO generally operates, and it does, these kinds of operational and maintenance issues will only get worse and worse.
ReplyDeleteOnce the grandiose announcements have been made, the ribbons cut, the confetti cannon crap is in the gutter, the bands have stopped playing, and the tv cameras have been turned off, interest in what happens next on the part of elected officials and city employees goes way way down.
There's no margin in maintaining anything, as evidence by the condition of the streets, fountains, water and sewer systems, and airport terminal, to name just a few examples.
The streetcar will be no exception.
And now on to the streetcar expansion, new hotel, and new airport terminal.
The insiders, bond attorneys, construction firms, and all the rest are getting hungry again.
A city that works.
Just not for you.
While it was broken down and immobile, 10,000 people rode the streetcar! It is a great success! To the Plaza!
ReplyDeleteSweet Jesus, even a Bowflex does what it's supposed to do before you regret the thing in 6 months.
ReplyDelete8:44: Thanks for dwelling on the obvious.
ReplyDeleteWas that fat ass Schulte riding the street car again
ReplyDeleteOver 100,000 riders.
ReplyDeleteYou fucking retards lost, and it is sweet to watch.
Enjoy your continued slide into utter irrelevance.
A zillion riders! A jillion! Keep trying, it's hilarious. Lil' Davie Johnson may not be able to count, but he can cheerlead!! :)
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