Under the task force’s preliminary recommendations, NYC Transit will coordinate with the TWU to ensure that mis-calibrated timed signal timers have been fixed and that operators will not be penalized. Operation testing in actual conditions to determine running speeds in differentĮxamined stretches from 14th Street to 34th Street-Penn Station on the SeventhĪvenue lines and in Manhattan to the 34th Street-Hudson Yards terminal of the Signage to increase train operator confidence. The next step, MTA said, isįor the task force to examine appropriate and safe speed limits using train

Interlockings, improving running times through curves, alleviating bottlenecksĪnd fine-tuning schedules to optimize train movement, and updating speed The task force initiated the study with engineering firm STV, with the help of Transport Workers Union, that remains ongoing but has already determined four core areas of focus that would lead to faster trains while prioritizing customer and employee safety.įorce determined the following areas of focus to identify tracks where speedsĬould be safely raised: Reducing running times through straight tracks and The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released preliminary findings of the Train Speed and Safety Task Force that demonstrate subway train speeds on certain sections of track can be increased by as much as 50%.

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