by MCL1981
smallfire85 wrote:Saw 7500-7503 testing on the former rush-plus yellow route this morning. Realistically, 7499 is car #500, but the number threshold is passed!Remember the reason they started doing this in the first place. Because the train operators were too inept to remember where on the platform they should be stopping their train. Current performance (lack thereof) suggests that situation is not likely improved. So people should get used to walking....
An aside to running shorter consists: WMATA's current berthing policy is to have all revenue trains stop at the end of the platform (8 car marker) to service the platform. Running shorter trains would require a rehash of the policy (including training all the operators brought on after the enactment of the current policy) to have shorter consists stop at the appropriate car marker - which is missing at some stations, or give customers longer platform walks to/from the exits at stations like Addison Road.