06-30-2019, 01:46 AM
(06-30-2019, 12:53 AM)Bob_McBob Wrote: Yep, there are already significant deviations from the baseline plan, which makes me wonder if we'll get double trains sooner than 2025-2030. We'll obviously have a much better idea of how limiting the current capacity is after Canada Day. 15 minute headway has plenty of room for improvement as demand dictates, but if the shorter headway periods are also at capacity, even reducing it to the minimum of 7 minutes isn't going to make that much difference. I still wonder what Galloway is thinking about for September.
The system specs say that everything has to support double trains at 5 minute headways. The baseline plans might not ever get to those headways, but I see no reason we can't do it. If ION is really as well received as it appears to be I suspect the political will for it will be there, especially as they continue to get the signalling system tightened up (and running with ATP).