12-08-2023, 10:24 AM
(12-08-2023, 10:11 AM)SF22 Wrote:(12-07-2023, 04:09 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote: I have watched the Hayward crossing a number of times. To me there is no sound reason to take as long as it does for advance warning and post train delay... They can shorten those times up and make it more efficient. There must be some rule that we are unaware of with respect to timing and duration.
I was under the impression that the intersections that take a long time are the ones that are paired with a freight line. Hayward has the train yard right there. Same thing with why the Northfield Station lights and the Erb/Caroline/Bridgeport corner has such a big lead. I thought I heard that the requirements for freight train safety were basically imposed upon the ION since they run the same tracking.
The Hayward portion of the line does not carry freight at any time. The only section shared with freight is from uptown to Northfield.
The safety restrictions come from two sources...
1. The railway regulations which are fairly specific and geared to heavy freight trains rather than light LRT trains, but since the LRT even when not mixed with freight, must use the same railway crossing equipment, must match those regulations, AFAIK.
2. The excessive myopic and broken culture of "safety without context" present in the transit org, that is only more clear when compared with the literally surrounding roads. Like the LRT is restricted to a speed below that of the cars surrounding it....because...safety?!