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From: percus@acf4.UUCP (Allon G. Percus)
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Re: Forwarding: Re: Signaling on the NYC Subway
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Date: Fri, 3-Jan-86 15:57:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  3 15:57:00 1986
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> I don't know, but the oldest subway station in the US, Park Street Station
> on Boston's green line, still has surface level tracks on the upper level
> that you have to cross if you want to get a doughnut (unless you want to
> go downstairs and cross via the red line platform).  I keep expecting a
> bad accident and subsequent lawsuit here, but it hasn't happened yet.

I doubt it -- in practice, the Park Street station (green line, that is)
is no more than an indoor tram station, so it shouldn't have many more
accidents than an ordinary outdoor tram station.

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