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TedToaster22 t1_j93epom wrote

Reply to comment by Celticsddtacct in Man dies after touching 3rd rail at MBTA's Downtown Crossing station by riski_click

They're called platform screen doors and they're standard in much of the world. Safer for riders and cheaper for agencies as less incidents like this tragic one occur. Since it's such a slam dunk it's unlikely we'll ever do it here.

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shyjenny t1_j93k0vu wrote

I have seen them, but mostly on monorail systems
There aren't platform screen doors in LA, NYC, Chicago, DC, most of London
Trivia: Invented in Boston

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BACsop t1_j93z6zl wrote

Platform screen doors are pretty much standard on new metro lines in Europe and Asia nowadays, and many cities have retrofitted old lines to add platform screen doors. North America is unique in not moving in this direction--the only project with them on the continent I'm aware of is the new Honolulu automated metro.

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alexbaguette1 t1_j99dbmi wrote

The Toronto Ontario Line is meant to have them, however knowing Toronto, it will probably be 2050 before it's finished.

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BACsop t1_j9ao5bz wrote

Interesting--I didn't realize this!

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ppomeroy t1_j946yl7 wrote

MBTA cannot do it because the current rolling stock varies. On the Red line they have 2 different types with varying measurements and the CRRC will make it 3. Orange has 2, Green has 3, and eventually 4. Until all of the rolling stock has the same measurements they cannot even consider platform gates.

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TedToaster22 t1_j94l6gj wrote

Old orange line cars have basically been unofficially retired, green line type 10s will replace the entire fleet, new red line cars will eventually be a full fleet replacement. Blue line you could do it now. Point is, PSDs should be part of the respective fleet replacement projects IMHO.

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