red line slowdown at harvard square?

[lentower.livejournal.com]

hi!

does anyone know why the red line has been slowing down so much long before entering and long after leaving the harvard square station? both inbound and outbound?

is it temporary or permanent?

it's adding several minutes to my trips and is way beyond being annoying.

thanks either way!

best -len

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mattt/]

Slow Orders (SOs) are occasionally issued. I believe the most likely cause for an SO is track work or construction. The red line uses ATO, so you can't see any signalling to indicate the need for a slower speed, if there even is one (red over yellow??? you'd have to ask an expert). There were several periods, three to five years back, where an outbound train had to progress slowly while approaching Davis.