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Next time your on the NYC subway watch for the conductor as the train comes to a stop. They always point out the window at a marker that helps them know where t
by rco8786 10y ago
Next time your on the NYC subway watch for the conductor as the train comes to a stop. They always point out the window at a marker that helps them know where to stop the train. Seems to be a very minimal version of what this article is taking about. But I always get a kick out of it.
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- ggambetta 10y agoA notable exception is New York City’s MTA subway system, whose conductors have used a modified point-only system since 1996 after then Chief Transportation Officer Nathaniel Ford was fascinated by the point-and-call system during a business trip to Japan. In the MTA’s case, conductors point to a fixed black-and-white “zebra board” to confirm a stopped train is correctly located along the platform. According to MTA spokeswoman Amanda Kwan, conductors were quick to adapt to the new system, and within two years of implementation, incidents of incorrectly berthed subways fell 57 percent.
- artursapek 10y agoYeah, I never noticed it until I was made aware by this video. Now I always see them doing it :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9jIsxQNz0M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9jIsxQNz0M