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Re: What Does Queens Need More, a New Park or a New Train Line? |
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Posted by Edwards! on Wed Nov 30 17:56:29 2022, in response to Re: What Does Queens Need More, a New Park or a New Train Line?, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Nov 30 17:07:08 2022. That would cause the maintenance shops crazy headaches.Case in point, the Eastern Division stations are able to platform 9 car,sixty foot trains. However, the MTA operates 8 car trains, or two 4 car sets within each unit set. Why not operate 1 five car set,linked to a 4 car set? Time and manpower, adjusting CCTV screens,installing a new platform stop marker..keeping track of what sets are 300ft long,etc. It's a logistical nightmare for them just to add One car to a set. Plus,by doing that,the fleet would be "uneven",leading to a massive car shuffling around to match sets,adding equipment, and so on. What could be done,is additional new cars could be purchased for the line to be inserted into a selected 4 car set. Rather than do all of this, the MTA knowingly keeps the Eastern Division locked in at 8 car trains. Also,with lines like the M,adjustments will need to be made on the Myrtle Avenue El,especially at Metropolitan Ave, and every station forward on 6th Avenue and the Queens Blvd line. Too much of an expense, due to their compartmentailizing of the subway cars. The Flushing line is a different animal. It requires slight placement extensions to fit full 10 car B division sets. |
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