A seating configuration which favors standing room means it's much easier to move around within the train--combine that with more doors per car (instead of just one on each end) and wider doors, and you can ensure that even huge crowds don't slow the train down at stations.
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All told, I'm very glad that the
@hartfordline was built at all. It's a wonderful step forward from the paltry Amtrak service that previously existed. But it remains a small step, too timid for the demands of the people who want to use it, and handicapped by outdated assumptions!Show this thread -
It's time now to start thinking about how to further develop the line--time to start thinking about a future, not very far off at all, when daily ridership at Hartford Station alone exceeds the 10,000 that the entire line carried on opening day! This is the
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BE AMBITIOUS - SEEK EXCELLENCE Overturn people's idea of what "commuter rail" is! THIS COULD BE US!pic.twitter.com/OQJI4a7yR2
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