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How 2 M.T.A. Decisions Pushed the Subway Into Crisis 

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A nice graphical illustration of what happened when NYC subway rules were changed in seemingly small ways. The time/distance buffers that used to exist between consecutive trains shrank, to the point that a small “blip” causes cascading effects in subsequent trains. TOM once more. (Thanks to Arpita Verghese.)

Posted in Manufacturing, Tech management

Tagged services, transportation

May·09

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