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Posted by Michael549 on Sat Jun 20 18:39:06 2015, in response to Re: A Way to Run the M to Midtown on Weekends, posted by MainR3664 on Sat Jun 20 18:02:55 2015. From a previous message:"I think that as long as it's generally practical, the local route should be the 24/7 route and the express simply not be there when there is no express. I realize that would not work well on 4th Avenue." The basic problem is that the D-train as the rush-hours Concourse Express, and the full-time CPW express, and Sixth Avenue service has existed since the 1940's! The rush hours only local on the Grand Concourse was the CC, and now it is the B train. When it comes to designing train routes a lot factors and ideas come into play - straight-rail ideas, longest distance ideas, the physical factors of the stations-tracks-facilities, what the riders will or will not tolerate, political actors and similar factors, and other ideas. Then there is history, useful practices of the past, some limited options on the present, and the involvement or non-involvement or the disdain of the general public who just want the trains to run, and ..., and .... There are times when "folks" want the longer distance routes to be the express routes - and have little preference for long local routes. There are times when the longer distance routes have little real express service no matter how much it is wished for. There are times when "folks" seem to have a high hatred of local routes with either many or few stops. They express a preference for the "almighty express" even when there are few times savings or many stops by-passed. Then there are the folks and their political allies that really, really prefer express service or certain kinds of service, and their votes are needed for crucial things to happen. Then there are the times - when no matter what ever is decided SOMEBODY will not be happy, and they will complain, and complain, and complain! The subways need money, manpower and organization. The trains are not automated in such a way as to run completely by themselves, nor will the trains fix themselves. Nothing done in the subway is cost-free, but everything involves trade-offs. Sometimes gardening seems like a better hobby. (Ha, ha) Mike |
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