03-01-2015, 08:07 AM
I can think of two possibilities.
1) They are for emergencies. Even the subway in Toronto has these, though from the pictures I've seen, it would be surprising to make an emergency button so easily accessible and similar to a regular stop button as there would be a lot of false alarms.
2) Since we're piggybacking on the Metrolinx order for the Crosstown LRT, maybe it is required for the operation of that line.
1) They are for emergencies. Even the subway in Toronto has these, though from the pictures I've seen, it would be surprising to make an emergency button so easily accessible and similar to a regular stop button as there would be a lot of false alarms.
2) Since we're piggybacking on the Metrolinx order for the Crosstown LRT, maybe it is required for the operation of that line.