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> you can't fit more trains on the track no matter what control "protocol" you use. This is false, CBTC has greatly increased L train capacity: https://en.wiki
by cballard 11y ago
> you can't fit more trains on the track no matter what control "protocol" you use.
This is false, CBTC has greatly increased L train capacity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automation_of_the_New_York_City_Subway#Canarsie_Line_CBTC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automation_of_the_New_York_Cit...
The Canarsie line is two-tracked and doesn't have any mechanism for passing besides single-tracking (also, no tail tracks at the Manhattan terminus).
- officialchicken 11y agoL-train capacity was increased due to Sandy renovations of the tracks and switches, not just signal improvements. Same as G.