Metro loses money on EVERY trip. Why should they worry about this one ?
As I have always said th3e Wham Bam Tram is a epically bad idea.
No word as to whether they will even run the trains through New Years Eve.
A) They should be expecting more pedestrians that night (and their plan during Superbowl and All Star Game was to shut the train down before it got into the "meat" of downtown).
B) Most people who go out for New Year's Eve generally DO stay out past 12 midnight.
C) If people park their cars up the tracks someplace, they will still often be drunk by the time they get to them (riding the rail just keeps them from driving drunk in Downtown).
D) Some drunk drivers won't ride the train so when they get in their cars to leave downtown, those trollies pose a threat/risk.
E) If people are not riding the trains "much" during the late night hours, could they at least send through a "last train" an hour after the others? In NYC, buses from the Port Authority Terminal don't leave as frequently late at night but service is not shut down altogether.