Jamaica Line Posted March 10, 2012 Share #1 Posted March 10, 2012 Sometime ago I learned from a fellow member (also a M/M) that M/M are not allowed to skip stations no more than 15 mph, since the head signal can sometimes not be seen because of the curves at some stations. So that leaves me with a couple of questions... Why does that rule have to be for every station and not just stations with blind curves? I've been on many runs in which the M/M would start decreasing speed to about 20-25 mph then rap it back up. What's the point, shouldn't he/she just run through the station full speed? (That of course only took place at stations in which the head signal can be seen.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbr40 Posted March 12, 2012 Share #2 Posted March 12, 2012 I believe it all for safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted March 20, 2012 Share #3 Posted March 20, 2012 Sometime ago I learned from a fellow member (also a M/M) that M/M are not allowed to skip stations no more than 15 mph, since the head signal can sometimes not be seen because of the curves at some stations. So that leaves me with a couple of questions... Why does that rule have to be for every station and not just stations with blind curves? I've been on many runs in which the M/M would start decreasing speed to about 20-25 mph then rap it back up. What's the point, shouldn't he/she just run through the station full speed? (That of course only took place at stations in which the head signal can be seen.) Because signals are spaced to expect a train to be doing a certain speed on the approach into the tunnel past the station, based on stopping at said station. If the train is not stopping at the station, it needs to at least slow down to a point the signal system assumption holds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaica Line Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted March 20, 2012 Interesting. Thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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