81. The airport train would run along an elevated track on the median of the Van Wyck Expressway. 82. The boards formed retaining walls, eventually nine feet tall, holding thousands of tons of rocks in place, even as trains ran over them. 83. The days of watching trains just run around in circles are over. 84. The elevated train would run down the median of the Van Wyck Expressway. 85. The hours at which trains would run without conductors would vary from line to line. 86. The MTA closes Grand Central for several hours each night when no trains run, a policy that makes it difficult for the homeless to decamp for extended periods. 87. The plan also requires the train to run year-round, but Shadegg insists that congestion is limited to the summer. 88. The schools have yet to open and the trains do not run. 89. The runaway train ran on for miles before plowing into a cargo train on the same track. 90. The signal system is designed so that the light just behind any train is red, and if a train runs a red light, its emergency brakes activate. |