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Posted by steamdriven on Mon Sep 22 21:36:09 2014, in response to Re: Culver Express, posted by New Flyer #857 on Mon Sep 22 20:07:41 2014. Hm.I can't say if an F express/short turn local setup would work or makes sense, one has to know the details. How about the following: F express, which starts from the end of the line, F local, which starts in the heavily used area where the express would bypass, AND Run the F express at full speed By that I mean the most speed it can gain by about the 1/3 point between express stops, --without-- the power-crippling mod. Signals might have to be fixed, e-brakes recalibrated and drunks/druggies booted off the roster, just do what's needed. These same trains hit 60mph on crappy stick rails decades ago. An express has one large advantage not mentioned earlier in the thread: it's less wearing on the pax. 10 stops means being jerked sideways 20 times, and a fresh infusion of sweat ever 1500 feet. A rush hour express is still a sardine can, but slightly less miserable. It would be usefully faster if managed by engineers instead of politicians. |
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