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Originally Posted by PHXFlyer11
Hmm. Weird. I mean the trains can go backwards so I don't understand the need. Maybe there are some uses emergency cases I'm not thinking of, but it would seem if needed it would only take a few extra minutes to put the train in reverse to get it the other track from the opposite direction.
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Turning a train around like that would take a lot longer, though. The operator would have to advance past the loop, move to the other end of the train, make the turn, and then switch back to the other end of the train. The disruption to other trains traveling at the same time would be more pronounced.
What I'm not clear about, though, is why a train heading south from Midtown would need to turn around at McKinley. I know that once the South Central line opens in 2024, the routing of trains will be different, but I can't foresee a situation in which a train would turn around before it reaches the core of downtown.