10-19-2019, 09:14 PM
(10-19-2019, 07:47 PM)taylortbb Wrote:(10-19-2019, 01:28 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote: I was driving west on Northfield yesterday and noticed an eastbound train was stopped at the station, but the crossing signal hadn't been set off. Has that whole Transport Canada thing about activating the signal as the train approaches even though it's going to stop at the station been relaxed a bit?
No, it's the CBTC system. While the gates do have to automatically activate, there's a button in the cab that can cancel gates when the train is stopped. So you'll see the gates start activating as the train arrives, it stops, and then the gates go back up, then the train has to inch out of the station to re-trigger the gates.
Yes, they always have to inch forward, it's annoying, I feel like there should be a button in cab to trigger the lights, so that they can trigger it as they close the doors, this would a) speed the train along because they could depart sooner, and b) not have us edge forward 2 feet only to shudder to a stop again, leading to a more comfortable ride.