Recent content by Tallguy

How does this section preclude a safety override switch for auto door systems?

So, my $15 Walmart space heater has a kill switch that turns off if the switch is not depressed. Having a hard time understanding why the cars could not have a simular switch to keep a door closed if the platform is not adjacent to it

So, I guess that, in 2024, the only choices we have are manually opening each door or opening all doors. On both sides, no doubt.

Actually, if done properly, a 6 car consist could do rear door first car, front door rear car.

Indulge me please

How many more trainsets are needed for 3 min frequency?

I don't see a slope requirement

I got that from someone at FRA

A platform can have a 1% grade, so an 800ft platform can be 8ft lower on one end.

Where are you getting 6-9B per mile? Where are you getting these numbers from?

And lots of trains, and affordable housing (plenty of space at Otis) to reduce the traffic

They're talking 2-3B apiece, aren't they?

So, the present depth is 32ft. Let's assume future proofing to 50ft. Again, assume another 15 ft as a buffer. Add another 35ishft to reach the lower deck of a 55ish ft TBM shaft. About 2500ft of tunnel each side and then some trenches either side? The power ROW could be used to connect 495 to Rt...

Was tunneling explored as an option?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_bus For very minimal cost, this would greatly increase speed/capacity, and would allow both BRT and LRT simultaneously