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Re: Proof that the Lex can’t support more than 28 tph (504901)

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Posted by VictorM on Sun Jun 1 18:20:25 2003, in response to Re: Proof that the Lex can’t support more than 28 tph,
posted by Stephen Bauman on Sun Jun 1 08:35:43 2003.

Also, I think the Flushing IRT trains were only 9 cars long in those days (1951-53) so they didn't have to pull in almost all the way to the bumper, giving them some safety margin. That may be why they installed more (and slower) platform timers when the trains were lengthened.

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