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Posted by WillD on Thu Aug 27 21:56:38 2015, in response to Re: SI Railway - no new cars till 2020 - NY1 video, posted by Joe V on Thu Aug 27 18:45:55 2015. SIR is highly dependent on the Ferry, which the MTA has no control, over. The majority of the time, the ferry is NOT delayed, and the 15 minute trains are of no use.They don't need to run every 15 minutes. They could run one a minute or two after the departure of the ferry and then the next 5 to 8 minutes later. Those that get off the ferry quickly can board the first train, those that straggle off get a slight delay but still make it home with a much smaller delay than they otherwise would have encountered. It'd still be 4TPH, it'd just be skewed toward the ferry's arrival to make it more convenient for the passengers. They are 2 different railroads. So? You had no problem comparing HBLR to SIRT when everyone "knew" SIRT just had to be faster. It turns out that isn't the case and suddenly any comparison between the two is invalid? I would want to see computer analysis on how a HBLRT cars would perform on the SIR given its loads and distance between stops. You already know the factors that are going to go into any such analysis, so you can make an educated guess at the outcome. The LRV accelerates faster, has an equal number of doors per passenger, and operates at the same speed. The LRV is going to be faster for a given route. Then go though some cost/benefit analysis to rebuilding all the platforms, including the many at ST George, then compare to the modest benefit of just maybe 22 verses 20MPH. Rebuilding? Who said anything about rebuilding anything? There are high floor LRVs. There may be a few inches between the LRV floor height and the current platform heights, but that should be able to be taken care of with some ballast and tamping to raise the top of rail. then compare to the modest benefit of just maybe 22 verses 20MPH. That "modest" benefit is enough to get the passengers to Tottenville 5 minutes faster than with NYCT's slow rolling stock. I think SIers might appreciate getting back the ten minutes the insistence on SIRT being a heavy rail line robs from them. |
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