JAzumah Posted July 25, 2023 Share #1 Posted July 25, 2023 https://www.nj.com/news/2023/07/nj-transit-racing-to-build-transitway-in-time-for-world-cup-2026.html?fbclid=IwAR18D4qYXg3T2gECYGmLZ2kNQvjwJ2i24VKDnBGFLa3NaWeuR4bqAX-oscg What started in 2021 as an alternative to find another way to move people going to and from special events at MetLife Stadium is now a project racing toward a deadline for NJ Transit to build its Transitway in time for the FIFA World Cup 2026 games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted July 25, 2023 Share #2 Posted July 25, 2023 47 minutes ago, JAzumah said: https://www.nj.com/news/2023/07/nj-transit-racing-to-build-transitway-in-time-for-world-cup-2026.html?fbclid=IwAR18D4qYXg3T2gECYGmLZ2kNQvjwJ2i24VKDnBGFLa3NaWeuR4bqAX-oscg What started in 2021 as an alternative to find another way to move people going to and from special events at MetLife Stadium is now a project racing toward a deadline for NJ Transit to build its Transitway in time for the FIFA World Cup 2026 games. All this instead of just using the Meadowlands rail line… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAzumah Posted July 25, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted July 25, 2023 7 hours ago, Lawrence St said: All this instead of just using the Meadowlands rail line… That's the thing. I think they could double the capacity of that line for $50-60M in addition to the Transitway. Personally, I would order high floor DMUs with a subway style layout and call it a day. Stadler can get them an off-the-shelf design in time for 2026. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40MntVrn Posted July 26, 2023 Share #4 Posted July 26, 2023 This is a different kind of nuts. What is the bottleneck at Meadowlands that would restrict an expansion of the rail line? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted July 28, 2023 Share #5 Posted July 28, 2023 Track speed plays into the capacity issue. As soon as you're on the stadium line, you're only good for 30 mph the entire way. Couple that with signal restrictions approaching the terminal if you don't have a line up, the slow-accelerating 10-car multilevel dual mode trains, and the long loading and unloading times due to the single leaf quarter point doors on the MLs, you have a hard hourly capacity limit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jass Posted July 31, 2023 Share #6 Posted July 31, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 10:30 AM, Fan Railer said: Track speed plays into the capacity issue. As soon as you're on the stadium line, you're only good for 30 mph the entire way. Couple that with signal restrictions approaching the terminal if you don't have a line up, the slow-accelerating 10-car multilevel dual mode trains, and the long loading and unloading times due to the single leaf quarter point doors on the MLs, you have a hard hourly capacity limit. Why is the speed limited to 30mph on a new line? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40MntVrn Posted July 31, 2023 Share #7 Posted July 31, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 10:30 AM, Fan Railer said: Track speed plays into the capacity issue. As soon as you're on the stadium line, you're only good for 30 mph the entire way. Couple that with signal restrictions approaching the terminal if you don't have a line up, the slow-accelerating 10-car multilevel dual mode trains, and the long loading and unloading times due to the single leaf quarter point doors on the MLs, you have a hard hourly capacity limit. If the signal blocks were closer, this could allow slower-running trains to operate closer to each other. I think a combination of well-orchestrated train movements and supplemental bus service could quickly meet demand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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