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This post by @chrisbrat inspired me to ask a bunch of questions about elevators, starting with:
Do all elevators undergo burn-in testing, it’s just that when it happens in tall buildings nobody is looking through a glass elevator shaft to see it the way that @chrisbrat has seen the elevators burning in on the green line?
Do all elevators undergo burn-in testing, it’s just that when it happens in tall buildings nobody is looking through a glass elevator shaft to see it the way that @chrisbrat has seen the elevators burning in on the green line?
This morning, I noticed that the elevator on the School Street side of the soon-to-open (fingers crossed) Gilman Square station was going up and down, nonstop. I didn't see any staff on-site, but I figured it must be some type of stress-test or something.
Anyway, it's now been about 13 hours and the elevator has just continued to go up and down, up and down -- nobody in it, nobody on site or monitoring it in person.
The other elevator at the stop -- the once closer to the high school -- is remaining stationary, so... it seems like maybe someone just accidentally left the School Street elevator running(?).
Figured somebody at the T might want to know b/c at this rate by the time workers return on Monday morning, that elevator will have gotten more wear-and-tear than in an average two-month period of commuter usage. Can't imagine "aging" a brand-new (and presumably quite expensive) elevator like that is great for the lifespan of the thing.
Or is this "standard operating procedure" in terms of getting an elevator -- specifically at a train station -- ready for usage?