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Re: Increase in L train service |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Sat Jun 9 14:42:48 2012, in response to Re: Increase in L train service, posted by Easy on Sat Jun 9 13:15:35 2012. That was perhaps once considered the safe capacity, but the reality is that has not been considered the safe operating capacity for many years.Operating capacity for the 14th Street Line is determined by the 8th Ave terminal geometry and emergency braking rates. Terminal geometry has not changed since the line was extended to 8th Avenue. Emergency braking rates for new equipment is specified as being no worse than its predecessors. The major impediment for not returning to 24 tph during rush hours is economic. Adding trains to both the AM and PM rush hours requires two separate crews. |
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