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Re: A Set of R62A's Try to Answer an Age-old Question on the 7 Line |
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Posted by Michael549 on Fri Sep 28 12:06:53 2007, in response to Re: A Set of R62A's Try to Answer an Age-old Question on the 7 Line, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Sep 28 11:37:46 2007. A couple of points:1) The newest cars on the #2 and #5 lines are often interchanged with the other, meaning that cars where the permanent map says it is a #2 train is traveling along the #5 route, and vice-versa. This happens often enough. Neither fleet is truly "dedicated" to themselves. 2) A single sign of some type along the platform is really not as helpful as it seems. One each of the riders would have to be able to see that sign from where-ever they happen to be. Most riders do not walk along the platforms looking for signs that are not nearby, they often look at the signage on the trains. 3) The bullet and diamond versions of the #7 train sign at the front of the train - turned out to be that helpful when I'm told that #7 trains that were to be local turned into express, or vice-versa. 4) I'm told that the determination is often made on the fly at Queensborough Plaza. The LED signs at least offer a quick way of spreading that determination throughout the cars in a way that the front signs can not. Just a few thoughts. Mike |
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