The MTA is urging city officials to adopt articulated trains – similar to accordion-style buses – to the NYC transit lines. These new trains would have no doors between cars, allowing people to move freely through the subway.
While this model definitely has its benefits, the application of it to the city may have its downfalls. As a commuting college student, this reader shudders at the idea of having to go through an unnecessary change. Introducing a newly designed subway to our city’s extensive map of railroads will take time and probably temporary reroutes and delays for weeks, maybe months. The benefits would not be worth it.
To read about the pros and cons of this new train design on NY Times, click here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/nyregion/no-doors-between-subway-cars-mta-may-consider-new-model.html?