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Re: And the (7) line gets a little slower....(and louder) |
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Posted by trainsarefun on Sun Apr 6 20:50:17 2008, in response to Re: And the (7) line gets a little slower....(and louder), posted by RonInBayside on Sun Apr 6 20:41:49 2008. Because you don't want to rely on that. A BIE application causes discomfort to passengers and flat spots on wheels, especially if a train were to hot-dog it into a station. So the TA figures it's better to slow the train down a little sooner.I don't think that would be the reasoning, because it doesn't much make sense, since the penalty brake application for disobeying a red signal - including a timed red signal - is emergency braking. The reasoning which makes more sense is that there will be work going on on the tail tracks, so it would be hazardous for a train to run through there. So, effectively, there aren't tail tracks, and Times Sq becomes an inefficient terminal for that reason. Well, it's a better reason, if the work turns out to be necessary. Hopefully it is completed ASAP so as to minimize impact on service, and restoration of the tail tracks to their original function can ensue. |
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