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Posted by Goumba Tony on Fri Apr 28 01:31:09 2006, in response to Re: CBTC to the System, posted by Subway Camper on Thu Apr 27 20:59:58 2006. are operated by COMPUTERS and can move very fast.After reading this whole subthread, I still don't see the connection between computers operating and speed. You'll probably still find various areas speed restricted. The fact is timers were added in places due to customer complaint, be it the train's speed around a curve or downhill leading to them being tossed around, or in some instances (Grand Ave on the L and Propect Park on the F come to mind), timers were added due to the complaints of vibration in the buildings above. Chances are you will not see the trains move any faster in those areas than a human controlled train. In other locations, speed is limited by the track configuration. If the train goes uphill, or around a curve the T/O can have the controller in parallel and the train will max out at a certain speed. That has to do with physics. A computer, no matter how much you may wish it so, cannot violate the laws of physics. Therefore, a computer will not operate faster than a human in this case. So, will trains be faster? In some areas, yes. However, I would not expect you to see a significantly quicker ride if the train were computer controlled. |
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