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RoughRhinos OP t1_j8nuiwo wrote

Reply to comment by jinntakk in Why do BSL express trains not hold for an extra 5 seconds so the local passengers can transfer by RoughRhinos

Would never happen but adding double tracks in South Philly with an express stop at Synder, Stadiums, Navy Yard and Airport would be awesome. On realistic things - Cecil B Moore should be an express stop.

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jinntakk t1_j8nvxmm wrote

Yeah and we certainly don't need 5 stops in a row on the fucking express line. At least have one stop south of walnut locust lol.

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jihyoisgod t1_j8o5mey wrote

Race-Vine being an express stop never makes sense considering it's a block or two from City Hall

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LFKhael t1_j8nwtdh wrote

Looking at the map, I swear the other comment that mentioned the track sharing with the Spur has to do with it.

The Express is just about lock step with the Spur once they meet up. The Spur makes one stop the Express doesn't.

I'd dig an Express skipping down to Oregon, though.

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owenhinton98 t1_j8qvlou wrote

From a technical standpoint, I somewhat find your comment ironic, in that the “realistic” part you mentioned is one of the less realistic things you mentioned lol

4 tracks is actually possible in south, if I’m not mistaken they considered it in planning stages and I believe there would be room to expand, especially in the portions between snyder and pattison (pattison is literally a 4 track station, only issue is that the 2 & 3 tracks have a narrow platform that would be a major liability with hoards of drunk eagles fans being herded on and off trains)

Cecil on the other hand would be a bit more difficult to pull off, as it was built as a local station, and thus it (and the entire portion of line between girard and Susquehanna) would need a complete rebuild and realignment, potentially even building demolitions to make way for the wider space needed to support an express station. The only way it might work would be to route all trains to and from the 1 & 4 tracks via the nearest switches to the north and south of cecil, and if I’m not mistaken this would also have to make Susquehanna a stop for expresses too. And this idea would inevitably lead to bottlenecking in both directions, so I think temple will just have to deal with being a local stop lol

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