From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   In article <8pt9vchsmjm7s4be8364hr1qdrqt2t8oee@4ax.com>,   
   Phil Kane   wrote:   
   >Many decades ago I was intrigues by the Paris subway system barriers   
   >(like RR X-ing gates) at the foot of stairways that prevented more   
   >passengers from accessing the platform when a train was about to enter   
   >the station.  I haven't been back since so I don't know if they still   
   >do that.   
      
   Nope, the green barriers at platform entrances went away quite a while   
   ago.   
      
   The newest Paris lines have glass walls along the front of the   
   platforms and doors that open when the train is present.  That way   
   even if the platform is very crowded, nobody falls onto the track.   
      
   R's,   
   JOhn   
      
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