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Re: Would 4-track express service be of any benefit for Northern Manhattan lines (1, A)? |
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Posted by Rail Blue on Fri Sep 7 06:50:51 2007, in response to Re: Would 4-track express service be of any benefit for Northern Manhattan lines (1, A)?, posted by El-Train on Fri Sep 7 01:54:56 2007. What should be added are more trains on the local between SF and 137.Sure, it is the only solution, but what's the holdup on that? Lack of actual trains? Version 1: Operational practices -- the MTA are paranoid about passengers riding relays, so they have all trains thoroughly checked ("fumigated" in Subtalk terms) at the last station before a relay. This takes time and would delay the train behind. Version 2: But that paranoia is justified because those passengers might clobber the T/O as he changed ends. Version 3: If there were another track on the other side of the uptown platform, fumigation would no longer cause knock-on delays. And what's the problem with the Van Cortlandt Park terminal that I see more than one person alluding to? Just the typical problems with a two-track terminal without any tail tracks. |
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