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   Peter T. Daniels to Stephen Sprunk   
   Re: Second Avenue Subway--Dec 2016?   
   02 Nov 15 04:22:23   
   
   From: grammatim@verizon.net   
      
   On Monday, November 2, 2015 at 1:33:38 AM UTC-5, Stephen Sprunk wrote:   
   > On 21-Oct-15 18:42, hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk wrote:   
   > > On 21.10.15 21:39, Stephen Sprunk wrote:   
   > >> On 20-Oct-15 22:10, Peter T. Daniels wrote:   
   > >>> The Q currently does not serve downtown. It turns off at Canal   
   > >>> St. to the Manhattan Bridge. Maybe the T will go 125-Whitehall,   
   > >>> but meanwhile a Q to Brooklyn isn't particularly helpful.   
   > >>   
   > >> The southern terminus of the T will be Hanover Sq, not Whitehall   
   > >> St.   
   > >> ...   
   > >> There doesn't seem to be a need for the T route (and its new color)   
   > >> until Phase 3 is in service, but you never know.   
   > >   
   > > I heard something a while back that all trains operating on the T   
   > > will be crewless. Is there any truth to that?   
   >   
   > NYCMTA hasn't even reached one-person train operation, which other   
   > cities have been doing for decades; the idea of them managing to get   
   > unmanned trains past their unions anytime soon is laughable.   
      
   Hasn't _even_? How would you do OPTO in the curved stations?   
      
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