Originally Posted by
Pat89339
I realize that. My comment was that it was almost too tight. If I had not been standing at the door when my train stopped and rushed to the other train, I would have missed the connection. As it was I barely made it across the platform in time. If my train had been delayed 10 seconds or if there were people in front of me at the door, I would have missed the connecting train.
They'd hold the train if it was going to be within a minute or two. The same thing happens at MacArthur with timed connections. Often, I've had to wait a couple of minutes on a train that is waiting for another. Unless there is a real train delay, the timed connections work well. Also, the 'driver' is usually looking out the window to see if people are walking to the train.