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Posted by Jace on Wed Mar 14 23:57:19 2018, in response to Re: Village Voice Article Explains: The Trains Are Slower Because They Slowed the Trains Down, posted by Jersey Mike on Wed Mar 14 08:54:25 2018. Whether braking in full service or emergency, the train uses the same composite shoes to stop. The real question then was why was the full service braking rate higher than the emergency rate. Rather than addressing this issue publicly, they instead decided to tackle an equipment problem by 'fixing' the signal system. The comparative strength of Car Equipment allowed them to deflect the issue onto Signals. Inter-departmental rivalry was allowed to go unchecked by weak/unquestioning senior management.I should say that NYCT is not risk averse per se, they simply do not want any bad publicity as it quickly becomes political fodder. Their biggest concern following the bridge accident was to make absolutely sure that this type of accident never occurred again. They've achieved this, so no one can say that the timer policy has not been effective; it's just the cost in doing so is only now becoming apparent to the public. |
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