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Re: MTA removes or increases more speed limits |
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Posted by randyo on Wed Mar 13 01:34:47 2019, in response to Re: MTA removes or increases more speed limits, posted by Stephen Bauman on Tue Mar 12 18:33:04 2019. For many years there was a 15 MPOH speed restriction in both directions on el structure N/O and S/O 125 St on the Bway #1 line. It was due to complaints from the residents of the housing projects that were built on the east side of Bway in the area in the late 1950s. For years the residents of the apartments that were there before and the residents on the west side of Bway never complained but the NIMBYs in the new apartments ended up getting accommodated. Some time in the late 1980s newly developed noise deadening tie plates were installed in the area. One of the senior managers in Operations Planning mentioned that sound checks were going to be conducted in the area and WHEN the trains passed the test the speed restrictions would be removed. Notice I said WHEN rather than IF since it was apparent that the MTA one way or the other fully intended to remove the speed restriction and would provide the necessary documentation to back up the decision. |
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