At the same time, it began to roll out something called signal timers, a series of devices that automatically trigger the emergency brake if the train is going over the posted speed limit.Īgain, this all sounds good, right? After all, nobody wants trains to crash. The following year, the MTA eliminated the “express” mode on every train, reducing maximum speed from 55 or 60 miles per hour to about 40 miles per hour on a flat grade. Like many well-intentioned but ultimately detrimental programs, the great subway slowdown, which has mostly occurred in the last five years, was originally implemented in the name of safety.Īfter the Williamsburg Bridge crash, the MTA knew it had to do something to eliminate the potentially catastrophic effects of human error.
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