zebrasepta wrote:i found couple of trains which takes 10 minutes to get to Lansdale from Pennbrook
I know the padding is for waiting at Lansdale for the train from Doylestown/Link Belt to come to Lansdale
Yep, lot of padding. IT IS NOT NEEDED!
As for pairing thru 30th, not needed if trains actually ran more than every hour. It'd be more like a real railroad where the next train isn't a painful obligation but a pleasantly spaced " plan B", and some people would then make the "plan B" their regular train.
Worried about costs from running empty cars? Easy! Run pairs and singles, and leave cars you KNOW you won't need at a siding or yard. They do this at trenton all the time, they take a revenue train, break it in 2, and then that equipment is the next 2 departures!
You end up with 18 ,25 and 30 minute headways with 10-15 during peak times, and hey then maybe your train isn't the one that comes next after you get of a late bus, it isn't an hour wait!!!
Oh my god, it's starting to sound like a real regional railroad with these changes, i better hush up with all this common sense....