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Posted by arnine on Sun Sep 26 15:33:28 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SEPTA Rail Rodeo-2, posted by TRANSIT JEFF on Sun Sep 26 15:07:49 2010. If SEPTA does it right, it would only take up 2 seats per train, as designed now it takes up 12 seats on a 6 car train. Either way not too many compared to rest of capacity. If SEPTA were to change the design which at this early stage can be done as the majority of the cars haven't been delivered, they can design it like MNR & LIRR where only 1 cab per train is a full cab. I never heard about the FRA telling SEPTA that so cannot comment on it. But RR's have had it for years there is no danger to it AFAIK. In fact I think what is wrong is the engineers had full width cabs there and now it is being taken away but I can be wrong on that as I have not ride in the head cars. The crews should have a say as they have to operate."Frankly, the front cabs are notoriously the "hiding place" where crews distract the engineers with conversation, etc" Sorry, that is pure BS. If a crew member is distracting an engineer then the engineer should tell the crew member to shut up. Maybe not like that. We have a resident engineer here who does that. A crew member will honor the engineer's request to shut up. They have the right to their own space which should not be cramped, remember that area is their office. |
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