Comments on: On Memorial weekend eve, Roberts calls for longer, faster trains

By: Marc Shepherd

Marc Shepherd — Tue, 29 May 2007 16:49:39 +0000

Yonni is right that not all 468 stations would have their platforms extended. But I nevertheless agree with the main post that this would be an insanely expensive and disruptive undertaking. There are better uses for the money, such as moderninzing the signal plant, which would allow more trains to run over the infrastructure we already have.

Also, some lines don’t currently run at capacity. The Culver Line is the obvious example, with the express tracks currently unused.

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By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 28 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

Wait, he wants to extend the platforms how? Doesn’t that seem like a massive project? Why not fix the system so there’s no “train traffic ahead of us” or “switch malfunctions” or anything like that.

Honestly, I think the MTA is run by monkeys.

By: Yonni

Yonni — Mon, 28 May 2007 17:20:30 +0000

But… the MTA could easily upgrade just one of the lines — for instance, if L ridership continues to exceed capacity, even when more trains are in service, platforms could be extended on the line’s 24 stations alone. Roberts never said that he wanted to expand platforms on all of the lines. L trains are not shared with other lines, so running trains with more cars wouldn’t interfere with service elsewhere.