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Passenger Trains > NY MTA: Maybe we did slow down the subways, after all...Date: 05/09/18 13:55 NY MTA: Maybe we did slow down the subways, after all... Author: Lackawanna484 The NY Times: Poorly maintained signals and misconfigured "speed trackers" cause trains to slow down more than necessary; and improperly managed safety zones slow trains. The previously cited rising ridership and over crowding are now inoperative statements.
With the two decisions, the M.T.A. dealt the subway system a blow that may be felt well into the future. First, the agency decided to increase the amount of space required between trains. It installed or modified hundreds of signals, which regulate train spacing. In that process, signals throughout the system were misconfigured — set up in a way that slowed the trains down even more than officials intended. Second, the agency adopted new rules for track work that expanded safety zones and increased setup times. An analysis of internal M.T.A. documents and interviews with system managers and train operators suggest that these two changes removed extra capacity — the ability to run more trains than scheduled — from the subway system. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/09/nyregion/subway-crisis-mta-decisions-signals-rules.html |