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    Beginning October 1st, 2012, two changes will be implemented during weekday peak hours to improve tunnel operations: 1) Platooning - Coaches serving different station bays will be dispatched into the tunnel in groups to prevent coaches from getting stuck behind each other. 2) Loaders - Ten additional operators will assist boarding by tapping Orca cards at the rear doors of select coaches at Westlake, University, and International District stations between 4-6pm. Coaches should open rear doors for loaders and check mirrors before departing.

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    Beginning October 1st, 2012, two changes will be implemented during weekday peak hours to improve tunnel operations: 1) Platooning - Coaches serving different station bays will be dispatched into the tunnel in groups to prevent coaches from getting stuck behind each other. 2) Loaders - Ten additional operators will assist boarding by tapping Orca cards at the rear doors of select coaches at Westlake, University, and International District stations between 4-6pm. Coaches should open rear doors for loaders and check mirrors before departing.

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    Operations Bulletin #3593 July 312012

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    Beginning October 1st, 2012, two changes will be implemented during weekday peak hours to improve tunnel operations: 1) Platooning - Coaches serving different station bays will be dispatched into the tunnel in groups to prevent coaches from getting stuck behind each other. 2) Loaders - Ten additional operators will assist boarding by tapping Orca cards at the rear doors of select coaches at Westlake, University, and International District stations between 4-6pm. Coaches should open rear doors for loaders and check mirrors before departing.

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    #3593

    Service Change Corner

    July 31, 2012

    Have a question about the upcoming changes? Write your question on the ip chart displayed at your base. Well provide answers to pertinent questions here in the Service Change Corner. Whats new for the DSTT? Starting October 1, 2012, youll notice two changes to tunnel operations during the weekday p.m. peak. These changes are designed to move coaches quickly and efciently through the tunnel. Platooning: Weekdays between the hours of 2:30 and 6:30 p.m., service supervisors will dispatch groups of coaches into the tunnel from IDS and CPS. Coaches will be grouped according to bay assignment, so that routes serving the forward bay (i.e., Bay A northbound and Bay C southbound) do not get stuck behind coaches serving Bays B and D. If youre operating a tunnel route in the p.m. peak, watch for the supervisor on the scene at IDS or CPS and follow his or her directives. Loaders will be used in select tunnel stations to speed boarding. How will this work? Ten loader assignments will be posted for fall 2012 full-time operator pick. A loader will be stationed at each bay north and southbound at Westlake and University Street Station and two loaders will be stationed at Bay C in International District Station (IDS) weekdays between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m. Loaders will typically approach the rst coach in a bay, signal the operator and then take position outside the rear door of the coach. Using a portable fare transaction processor (PFTP), the loader will tap customer Orca cards, allowing those riders to board through the rear door. (Orca card users may also board through the front door.) Loaders will not process tickets, transfers or cash fares. If a loader approaches your coach in the bay, open the rear door to allow for fare transaction processing and customer boarding. Loaders may assist the second or third coach in line with Orca card processing, so please watch for the loader in your bay. Also, double-check the right exterior mirror to ensure that the loader has moved a safe distance away from your coach before you pull away from the platform. Operations Training is in the process of creating a short video that will depict platooning and loader procedures in the DSTT. Look for the video to be shown on the display screens at your base starting next month.

    Safety Schedule Service

    __________________________________________ Jim ORourke Manager Transit Operations

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