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Real 11-car Train April Fools Joke |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri Apr 3 09:54:27 2009 The TA perpetrated an April Fools Joke. The joke was that 11 car trains are a viable solution to overcrowding on the F train.It is true that they used to run 11-car trains on both the E and F during the 1950's. However, the TA precluded continuing such operation by converting the extra 60 feet of platform space into broom closets and other operational necessities. Also, the contractual obligation to use two conductors makes such operation very expensive. With some fanfare, the TA staged this great back to the far future experiment to show that they are working on F-train overcrowding. Of course, it will take a lot of time and tons of money to implement. The F train riders, who now are squeezed into an average of 4.07 sq. feet, will just have to wait for the far off nirvana to be able to exhale while riding. The same riders could also wait for TA's CBTC panacea like the L train riders, who are now squeezed into 3.28 sq ft. I assume the L train riders are less well fed than their Queens neighbors to require 20% less space and not require a long range solution. What the TA did not say was that they also ran 34 tph on the Queens Blvd line during the 1950's instead of today's 30 tph. That also adds the desired 10% increase in service. It can be implemented immediately by simply not dumping some existing "surplus" cars to Davey Jones Locker. Such easy, low cost solutions are not in the MTA's April Fool's play book. |
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