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BTW: The 12 minute holes propagate throughout the system. I recently had to wait 13 minutes in Crystal City for a train to Franconia-Springfield. And then three trains to F-S came in within minutes. Yeay metro!

Also, I've complained that metro can't get its act together on the PIDS at F-S indicating what train is on the platform. Their answer:

As for the PIDS not giving accurate information, Franconia-Springfield is an end station. Our PIDS do not populate accurate information at end stations regarding trains arriving, departing, etc. This is because the relays in the wayside are not reading properly. It is not a software problem. The information does not feed properly with trains already on the platform.

I pointed out that in the old days, PID information was not really relevant for end stations since all trains were going the same way anyway. However, now, there are four end stations that have trains departing to different ends, so they better get on fixing it.

by Jasper on Jul 11, 2012 12:43 pm • link • report

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