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Re: train speed over Manhattan Bridge. |
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Posted by Hoghead on Wed Mar 10 23:46:11 2010, in response to Re: train speed over Manhattan Bridge., posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Mar 10 21:33:16 2010. The TA has slowed way down since your time with the handles. Supposedly in the name of safety. PATCO still zips along quite fast in New Jersey. SEPTA 100 (renamed the Norristown High Speed Line as part of their rebranding program) still moves along at a nice clip (MAS 65 mph). The Hiawatha Line in Minneapolis actually makes it up to 55 in a couple of spots.One of the problems seems to be the inability to design a good signal/train control system. The SEPTA 100 is painfully slow coming into the 69th Street berth. I have watched operators try all kinds of different methods. They always end up having to come to a dead stop at least once. SEPTA Market-Frankord is quite efficient, except between 40th Street and 52nd Street. Signal/train control system to blame, not the operator. Minneapolis seems to be an exception. I don't see any sign of the signal/train control system screwing with the operator. Follow the speed control signs; no problems with beeping and having to brake multiple times at a speed change. |
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