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Posted by Joe on Mon May 10 09:45:39 2021, in response to Mexico City Metro crash, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Tue May 4 02:57:02 2021. Claire and I spent a week in Mexico City around 1984. My memory could be faulty, but here goes:There is a striking resemblance between the Mexican Metro and the one in Montreal, maybe because both used architects of the same school. In 1967 I was familiar with Montreal's Berri-de-Montigny, with the major crossing of a north-south line visible above the east-west route. Fifteen years later, I met the same design at Balderas (if memory is correct), with one line visibly crossing the other underground, something you do not see in New York. --- Mexico had a major difference from Montreal: outdoor running. Somewhere south of Indios Verdes, in heavy rain, our operator ran a red. The brakes applied remarkably well, no skid, no toppled standees. |
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