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Posted by Joe V on Fri Aug 28 06:38:10 2015, in response to Re: SI Railway - no new cars till 2020 - NY1 video, posted by WillD on Thu Aug 27 21:56:38 2015. They already hold the train several minutes for a late ferry. When they will not, such as for trackwork requiring some single-tracking, that becomes a service announcement. It does not happen that often. So running 4 trains per hour, albeit at uneven intervals, is a solution looking for a problem.We can run 4 car subway trains OPTO, assuming battles can be overcome with FRA and then the UTU. So that takes care of your crew costs issues. A 2 MPH improvement means 42 minutes running time becomes 38 minutes from Tottenville. It would average 2 minutes per trip for the rest of the line, varying from 0 to 4 minutes. That is a hardly noticeable improvement and won't cut costs. The Ferry trip itself can vary by that much time depending on currents and the weather. High floor LRV's in Buffalo weigh more then WMATA aluminum cars. If you are going to have an LRV car with a subway car level floor, you will simply have an LRV car trying to be a subway car. We can change the gear ratios on subway cars to be like WMATA or PATCO cars to speed them up their acceleration. It is also a function of power distribution, which SIR has not had adequate supply. |
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