surrealchemist t1_ituza74 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 2:38 PM

The light rail doesn't share tracks with anything else, so unless it crosses a street I am not sure about signals... maybe signal for a car ahead. I think them working out frequency and all that with more people going back to work/school might have more to do with it. Plenty of people probably decided to move to the suburbs or other places along public transit during the pandemic as well.

Still doesn't look as bad as when I used to take the light rail home after working downtown and a hockey game let out. Just picture the car filled with drunken people in red jerseys chanting and spilling beer on you packed in like sardines.

mantunesofnewark t1_itv9sb3 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:49 PM

signals matter near penn because the two lines cross over each other

surrealchemist t1_itvbwg6 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 4:02 PM

Good to know. It’s been a while since I’ve even rode the thing after moving away and back.

TrafficSNAFU t1_itwdcfz wrote on October 26, 2022 at 8:02 PM

Almost all train systems have some type of signalling system. The Newark light rail system has signals at any level crossing like Franklin Avenue and Orange Street. Any place where there is switch/crossover for trains to change tracks (these are fairly numerous), go in and out terminals and yards. Additionally I believe the Light Rail uses a block signal system of sorts.