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Posted by J trainloco on Sat Mar 24 22:26:17 2012, in response to Re: And the R-179 contract goes to...., posted by grand concourse on Sat Mar 24 22:08:45 2012. Understand that a practical balance must be maintained between consist capacity and headways. For example: the MTA could cut the headways of the G train in half and turn the G into full length trains. This would result in the same theoretical capacity on the line and would save on crews as you and randyo point out. However, it would also result in a rush hour headway of almost 15 minutes!The C already features some pretty poor headways (so poor that I walk an extra 4 minutes to an express stop). Reducing its headways and running longer trains would be a serious disservice to local riders on Fulton and CPW. Additionally, the A doesn't really need more trains, it just needs more even spacing. At its peak, the A operates 18tph from Brooklyn during the AM rush. Without reducing C headways, one could increase that number, but the CPW express tracks are already close to max capacity, with 18 A's and 10 D's. Leave the C at 8 cars, and if anything, cut the wait time for it. |
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