Took my first ride on PATH yesterday. I rode the entire system and had the front window for all the legs.
What is the deal with PATH's signal system? A great number of signals, more than 50-60 percent, would be one more restrictive indication and clear just as we neared them. In one situation several reds were passed a some speed when they would clear at the absolute last second. One signal never cleared in my field of view but we did not stop so it must have come up with a single second to spare.
What struck me was motorman was not approaching preparing to stop but running as if he knew this was going to happen. Are these a type of timing or speed reducing signal? What happens if a train gets by one of these while still red? I assume we would have stopped since there were trips on the track. Are passing transit signals as serious as passing a red on a big railroad? I also could not tell much of difference between interlocking signals from regular lineside signals. Is there anyway to tell?
I saw the Interlocking board at Hoboken. Where else does PATH have a dispatcher or towers?
I don't spend a lot of time on transit systems, but the PATH tunnels struck me as the most cramped/restrictive I have ever been in. Would you agree. Anyone know the dimensions?
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What is the deal with PATH's signal system? A great number of signals, more than 50-60 percent, would be one more restrictive indication and clear just as we neared them. In one situation several reds were passed a some speed when they would clear at the absolute last second. One signal never cleared in my field of view but we did not stop so it must have come up with a single second to spare.
What struck me was motorman was not approaching preparing to stop but running as if he knew this was going to happen. Are these a type of timing or speed reducing signal? What happens if a train gets by one of these while still red? I assume we would have stopped since there were trips on the track. Are passing transit signals as serious as passing a red on a big railroad? I also could not tell much of difference between interlocking signals from regular lineside signals. Is there anyway to tell?
I saw the Interlocking board at Hoboken. Where else does PATH have a dispatcher or towers?
I don't spend a lot of time on transit systems, but the PATH tunnels struck me as the most cramped/restrictive I have ever been in. Would you agree. Anyone know the dimensions?
T2