With fewer people to move around, "dwell" times at stations can also be shortened.
Weekday trips are still only at about 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels. "If we improve the speed limit, for example, and you're an operator who's been traveling that same route for 20 years, you might forget that 10 mph is not longer, maybe it's 20 mph," Davey said.Īnother reason trains will be able to move around faster? Fewer people aboard. The agency's "Speed Team" has been looking at where they can raise the speed limit on the tracks, and also is retraining operators. Doesn't sound like a lot, but if you accumulate it over a day, it's quite a lot of time," said NYC Transit President Rich Davey. "We're able to reduce the trips on those lines by about 10 minutes or so. Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox.
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