by RenegadeMonster
^Chelsea too on the Newburyport / Rockport Lines
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ExCon90 wrote:The "This is why" link is not what I described.Right, because what you described is not the reason for the rule. If people can cross tracks at a station while a train is stopped, another train cannot move into or out of the station until the first one clears (the topic of this thread is West Medford, where the exact circumstance could take place!). This includes but is not limited to stations which board from the same side on both tracks. Prides Crossing, Shirley, and sometimes Ayer are also stops where this happens.
BostonUrbEx wrote:I doubt there was a crossing tender at 1:25am, I believe the hours are approximately 6:00am to 10:00pm. I don't know the exact hours off hand, but that's just a ballpark.There was a car parked there, so I'm not sure why it would be there if one was not on duty. Either way, I can say definitively that I saw one there the other night at 11:25 p.m., as he came out when 689 activated the crossing gates and flagged the crossing as it came through. He remained there until after the 12:26 a.m. train, which as I said in earlier posts I found odd (and unnecessary IMHO - not on his part, but on Keolis/the MBTA's part for having him there at that hour).
BostonUrbEx wrote: Also, there's no northbound deadhead on the New Hampshire Route at that time. If it wasn't actually a southbound then it likely was a PTC Test Extra.I'll recant this -- upon reflection it was indeed a southbound train so you may well be right. Regardless, I still stand by my observation of the guard being there well past 11 p.m. and through at least 12:26 a.m. on one of the previous nights.