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Re: W train returning when Phase I of the 2nd Av subway opens in December 2016?. |
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Posted by randyo on Tue Feb 23 15:16:57 2016, in response to Re: W train returning when Phase I of the 2nd Av subway opens in December 2016?., posted by Stephen Bauman on Mon Feb 22 18:25:45 2016. The problem with old IRT schedules vs modern schedules is that most of the IRT and also BMT for that matter had no signals so trains operated on visual observation of the trains ahead. Even after signaling was introduces especially on the BMT and later the IND, M/M were allowed to key by red automatic signals and close in on trains ahead without having to get permission from the RCC. Over the years due to a combination of employee incompetence and the inability for whatever reason of management and supervision to enFORCE operating rules, the duties of operating personnel were dumbed down which had an adverse effect on operations. I have done what were and maybe still are referred to as “replacement time” checks to determine the actual time it takes for a train to fully clear a station and the followers to enter and it is usually more than the one minute you cite. |
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