by jsc
Random thoughts from a frustrated Philadelphian:
1)Why does it take a quarter-hour to get from 48th and Baltimore to 30th and Market? Don’t believe me that it does? Get on the #34 at 6.30 and tell me what time you get to 30th.
2)Why do the trolley operators stop at every single switch before proceding through? It makes the ride worse and slows everything down.
3)why does SEPTA run trolleys on diversion during the AM rush two days in a row? why don't they increase service on the El when they do so that people don't miss their connections?
as you might be able to tell, SEPTA made me miss my keystone this morning. so I had to ride the r5. i can't say how frustrated i was having to buy a ticket from septa for the R5 because they made me miss my amtrak. which brings up a few other questions:
4) why does SEPTA schedule the R5 so that a thorndale train follows a malvern train by ten minutes, but then there is a gap of 30 minutes from the previous train so that I can cool my heels a little longer after missing my Amtrak connection?
5) since septa stations are so close, would it speed up the schedules at all to have the trains decellerate at a higher rate and closer to the stations, more akin to the subways? it seems that they could operate at higher speeds on the keystone line...
1)Why does it take a quarter-hour to get from 48th and Baltimore to 30th and Market? Don’t believe me that it does? Get on the #34 at 6.30 and tell me what time you get to 30th.
2)Why do the trolley operators stop at every single switch before proceding through? It makes the ride worse and slows everything down.
3)why does SEPTA run trolleys on diversion during the AM rush two days in a row? why don't they increase service on the El when they do so that people don't miss their connections?
as you might be able to tell, SEPTA made me miss my keystone this morning. so I had to ride the r5. i can't say how frustrated i was having to buy a ticket from septa for the R5 because they made me miss my amtrak. which brings up a few other questions:
4) why does SEPTA schedule the R5 so that a thorndale train follows a malvern train by ten minutes, but then there is a gap of 30 minutes from the previous train so that I can cool my heels a little longer after missing my Amtrak connection?
5) since septa stations are so close, would it speed up the schedules at all to have the trains decellerate at a higher rate and closer to the stations, more akin to the subways? it seems that they could operate at higher speeds on the keystone line...