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Posted by mtk52983 on Sun Apr 23 08:46:22 2006, in response to Re: The LIRR President Speaks, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sat Apr 22 23:51:13 2006. So then why can't the M7's be scheduled for Flatbush/ESA and the less crowded Penn Station runs and the M7B's (for lack of a better term for my idea of bilevel M7's) for the rest of the Penn Station trainsI do not deny what Peter Rosa is saying that 2x2 is more comfortable for those seated, but overall it is impractical. If the MTA kept the aisle width the same, that would result in a significant decrease in the capacity of the train. From past experience, except in the door areas, it is uncomfortable to fit 2 people side by side in the aisle. 2x2 with the current aisle width would essentially be decreasing capacity of each car by approximately 1/6 assuming every seat is taken currently and the aisles are used to capacity. In reality it will probably be closer to 1/8 or 1/10. If it was 1/6, that would mean that every 12 car consist would have to include 2 more cars just to get back to original capacity if my numbers are correct. The electrical needs would offset the comfort gains. Increasing the aisle width to allow for 2 people to stand next to each other in the aisle would result in little, if any, gain in seat size so as to render the change utterly useless |
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