I noticed that there was some extra room at the front and back of the A train when stopped at Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street station. Is this true with all IND/BMT stations? Are some a tighter fit than others? Does this matter?
Original IND stations were set up for 11-car trains of 60' cars.
Motormen like the extra distance since they don't get into trouble if a train performs badly and has long brakes. (With that said, 99.99% of stops are right on the mark)
Stations with tight stopping tolerances are notorious, like 36th/4th in brooklyn where they might as well tack the 10-car stop right to the home signal.