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Fazio and Hickey 489<br />

Exchange Pl<br />

Van Vorst<br />

St<br />

Yard-North<br />

West<br />

Side Av<br />

34th St<br />

Bayonne<br />

West Side Local<br />

1 min.<br />

4 min.<br />

2 min.<br />

2 min.<br />

Time<br />

Line of Sight<br />

Territory<br />

4 min.<br />

Bayonne Flyer<br />

Bayonne Local<br />

Distance<br />

• Flyer chases Bayonne<br />

Local and beats West<br />

Side local by 2 minutes at<br />

Yard-North.<br />

• Two-minute spacing<br />

at Van Vorst becomes<br />

one-minute spacing<br />

at Exchange Place<br />

(in Line-Of-Sight territory)<br />

between Bayonne trains.<br />

• Headways:<br />

Six minutes for Locals<br />

24 minutes for Flyers<br />

FIGURE 7 Time–distance diagram for southbound evening flyer.<br />

TABLE 2 Systems Utilized for Flyer System<br />

System Functionality Utilized Desired Improvement<br />

Track High Speed. Low speed crossovers are<br />

unsuitable. Need higher<br />

speed.<br />

Train Control<br />

2-min headway capability permits<br />

“zone” express operating on 5-<br />

min headway.<br />

Reverse signaling at 2-min<br />

None.<br />

Stations<br />

Supervisory Control (ICS)<br />

Right of Way<br />

headway permits evening Flyer.<br />

Island platforms on Bayonne Line<br />

conform to reverse operation.<br />

Signage does not conform to<br />

reverse operations.<br />

Permits convenient reversal of<br />

Bayonne Line and effective and<br />

timely train management.<br />

Exclusive run on Bayonne Line<br />

favors high speed and precise<br />

scheduling.<br />

Pedestrian walkways across<br />

southbound tracks are<br />

unsuitable for express.<br />

Overview display required<br />

at control center to improve<br />

SA.

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