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Every day on Caltrain includes unexpected delays, and it's interesting to look at how those delays affect the system. Check out the linked visualization of Bost
by britta 12y ago
Every day on Caltrain includes unexpected delays, and it's interesting to look at how those delays affect the system. Check out the linked visualization of Boston-area trains: http://mbtaviz.github.io/ http://mbtaviz.github.io/ - a single day had two major train problems.
Caltrain also runs extra trains for special events such as baseball games. Those are planned, but not on the regular schedule.
- guard-of-terra 12y agoMaybe they should be fixing that instead of providing raw data API? Or at least before. Totally doable I should say.
- toomuchtodo 12y agoAwesome! Get a gig with Carltrian and try to eliminate those unexpected delays.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 12y agoMany of Caltrain's problems are systematic, such as lots of at-grade crossings and mega-rich fucks in Atherton.
- guard-of-terra 12y agoJust curious how "mega-rich fucks in Atherton" prevent railway from functioning?
- ZanyProgrammer 12y agoNIMBYs preventing HSR, which in turn jeopardizes the funding course for Caltrain electrification?
- kordless 12y agoMy advice is to never ask someone who is making blaming statements a question regarding the blaming statement.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 12y agoMany of Caltrain's problems are systematic, such as lots of at-grade crossings and mega-rich fucks in Atherton.
- mcpherrinm 12y agoSure, they could fix delays! A good start to doing so would be: - Eliminate at-grade crossings - Switch to level platform boarding - Double the number of trains - Replace the current trains with faster accellerating electric ones That ought to be done within a decade or two. Seems like more work than releasing the data they already have.
- toomuchtodo 12y agoYou should also add "station-specific spurs", to allow trains to express through while trains are dropping off/picking up passengers at that station.
- guard-of-terra 12y agoThis is a good start. Many railway systems in the world have that since, I don't know, 70s. Even in not first world exactly (Moscow railway in mind). Sounds like doable in a few years. You may even keep some at-grade crossings.
- mcpherrinm 12y agoElectrification will be started by 2019. Level crossings will be eliminated by the time California HSR opens in 2029. Whether or not level boarding happens, and what sort of service increases come with electrification are unclear.
- jonemo 12y agoLevel boarding is currently not possible due to the requirements imposed by the one (or two?) freight trains going through per day.
- guard-of-terra 12y agoWhy is that? It doesn't cause general problems, and specific problems may be treated if there are any. Mentioned Moscow rail has lots of freight traffic and high-level boarding.