Why not do away with the parastatal called PRASA and bring it back as a full government function where it can be monitored and audited properly?  It might also be a good idea to re-open the workshops that was closed down and stop outsourcing the repairs and rebuild, thus creating much needed training and real job opportunities.  Employing people to hang around stations is not productive, all that achieves is showing PRASA as one of the biggest employers in the country.   At the moment PRASA has no real competition and has seemingly lost interest in even the most basic service delivery.  This situation exists because there appear to be no accountability at the top and very little management anywhere else.  There is no Plan B for when something goes wrong.  PRASA blames cable theft and vandalism but has no plan other than to blame commuters for safeguardig tax payers assets.   How was it achieved before 2008?  Why are they unable to do so now?  Too much theft and corruption?