As if the inbound Green Line wasn't slow enough
By roadman - 5/29/09 - 8:21 am
Trains entering the eastbound platform at Park Street can now go no faster than three miles per hour, as indicated on the very large sign that was posted on one of the station columns within the past couple of days.
While I agree that trains shouldn't be allowed to enter a station at full speed, this seems to be excessively slow.
And they are still refusing to let a train enter the section between Park Street and Government Center until the previous train is exiting the section at the other end.
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3 mph?
Wow. That's an adult's average walking speed.
A nice gesture
The MBTA often operates in such a manner so as to make walking a faster and safer choice; it's nice of them to finally implement this as a matter of policy.
Well
I'm going to start getting off at Boylston and walking to Park Street. I think it'll be quicker.
Is that sign definitely new?
I've seen 3mph signs around the T before and thought I recalled that 3mph into Park Street was nothing new... maybe it's the other direction or another station i'm thinking of, or maybe that sign wanders around.
I ride the Green Line daily both ways between
North Station and Boylston or Arlington. Typically, I ride the front car inbound because it's not a Breda car and, therefore, is usually less crowded. I'm 99% certain the sign at Park Street was not there last week.
FYI, in the past, speed restriction signs (usually 6 mph, not 3 mph) have typically been placed approaching switches, and not entering stations. The only other places I've seen speed signs at stations has been at the construction zones in Copley and Arlington stations.
One other clarification - the sign is newly posted, but it's obviously not a newly fabricated sign (as you observed).
Didn't they kinda move at that speed anyway?
That's a platform people walk across, unlike most others in the underground system
is this just being picky? I mean, is this akin to criticizing the T for forcing trains to operate at 0mph barely 100 feet or so after that 3mph sign?
In the past, eastbound trains have typically entered
Park Street at slow speed, but it was ususally between 6 and 10 mph, not 3 mph. And the trains operated this way for decades without wreaking untold death and mayhem on the passengers in the station.
And I seriously doubt it takes that much longer to stop a streetcar at 6 mph as it does at 3.
IMO, the fact that this excessively low speed restriction is now posted is just more evidence that management is intentionally restricting capacity.
3 mph on the Silver Line too
The first 3 mph station entry limits first popped up on the Silver Line either the latter half of last year or early this year. It's kind of ridiculous to have the bus slooowwwww down to a crawl for no apparent reason - especially at a deserted, and very long platform.
I'm not sure if these speed limits remained in effect or not.
Braking distance?
Perhaps that is the maximum speed at which the trolley will be able to stop almost instantly when yet another oblivious poser with headphones blithely wanders across the rails?
And I thought the 6mph signs
And I thought the 6mph signs were bad enough
Ride a bicycle
I know it is not the perfect form of transport but as long as the weather isn't too bad it is really advantageous. I know I could get to more places (in the city) quicker by bike than if I took the T.