Subways are for sleeping: NYC Transit survival thread

increasingly frequent novelty: two countdown clocks on the same platform displaying different information.

i was under the impression that the countdown clocks got info from a bluetooth oriented doohickey at the front of the train so that it COULDN'T be wrong but yeah, they are continually fucking up somehow. magic!

I think the ones on the b division trains work with a different technology maybe... like I thought I read that it involved cameras actually identifying the trains in the tunnels instead of transponders on the trains themselves, and would thus be more prone to error.

but this was a while back and maybe they ended up using another method.

lol nevermind, you're exactly right about bluetooth: http://secondavenuesagas.com/2016/11/14/b-division-countdown-clocks-set-arrive-2018/

but it is a different system than on the a division

TIL a space case is when a person gets caught between a train and the platform: "They're still alive but when you move the train they'll die." pic.twitter.com/HBkh7pJHrn

— Harry Siegel (@harrysiegel) January 11, 2018

where's that from?

https://books.google.com/books?id=qK0sqeVwBfAC&pg=PT137&lpg=PT137&dq=%22the+sergeant+described+his+first+space+case%22&source=bl&ots=HwJWRuTIU0&sig=TMyyzZ0Q0JsrpoVEnnQ5b9eIWR4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj74qrq1tDYAhVV1mMKHfplCD8Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22the%20sergeant%20described%20his%20first%20space%20case%22&f=false

UH legit scary experience @MTA just now on an uptown C train. Stuck underground for 30 min in car that had TILTED OFF THE TRACKS

— Ariana Tobin (@Ariana_Tobin) January 11, 2018

how many more years has the subway got? 5? 3?

it's a race with trump to see who fails out completely first

hudson river tunnel(s) will go first, apparently

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-01-10/the-most-awful-transit-center-in-america-could-get-unimaginably-worse

Every time I ride the subway I vow never to again

re the "power outages" and other lies/failures

All these different but equally damaging types of data manipulations — purposely fudging numbers versus collecting bad data by accident — combine to make New Yorkers distrust the MTA to inform us honestly about its functionality. Consider the most basic of questions: Is the subway getting better? The MTA and Cuomo have been arguing it is since September, but people who ride it find that hard to believe. As the transit authority invests hundreds of millions of dollars into triaging the failing subways, how will we know if this money is going to good use? What could the MTA possibly say that would make us trust it now?

https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/01/23/mtas-power-outage-fib-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/

Can't wait to pay a toll to drive across the bridge into the city

you will feel good about subsidizing the subway!

i will feel penalized for not opting in to a shitty system.

https://bklyner.com/mta-machines-wont-take-credit-cards-this-weekend/

from strength to strength

saxophonist at 14th street (A/C/E) last night was playing a medley of game show music -- i heard the jeopardy and price is right themes before my train came

"Price is Right" seems p demanding, like Flight of the Bumblebee

i was mildly amazed that i recognized it

MTA Listens to Public, Delays Breaking All MetroCard Machines Until Next Weekend

Xpost that must not have been the young guy with the long dreads, I can’t imagine him pulling off a game show medley

MTA: construction is extremely expensive in NYC, the most expensive city in the world.

Also the MTA: we need temporary office space. Better blow up some earth and build it underground! pic.twitter.com/u9Gw8ovovG

— Aaron W. Gordon (@A_W_Gordon) February 6, 2018

Power outage at Queens Plaza?

Some northbound F trains are stopping along the G line from Bergen St to Court Sq then via the E line to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av.

Some northbound F trains are stopping along the D line from Coney Island-Stillwell Av to W 4 St-Washington Sq.

Some southbound F trains will end at 2 Av.

These service changes are because of a dog on the tracks at York St.

Year of the dog indeed

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWL_D7mUMAELERs.jpg:small

little dude ran from york street to bergen i guess

What a naughty

Sunday

http://salsa.ridersny.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=96612

“As of now, we do not know where this W train is terminating. We do know the next stop will be Court St. After that, we don’t know how far we’re going.”

— Doug Newman (@donewman) February 28, 2018

hey it turns out there *is* a countdown clock at my (home) station -- but at the other end of the platform. the one at my end just has the date and time

no usb charging ports either. ANDREW!

Still waiting for MTA to extend the subway to Santa Monica. I thought this was the greatest city in the world.

turns out that there *is* a countdown clock at my home station -- but only at the other end. the display at my end helpfully shows the date and time

don't worry, they are often bullshit

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYvdqTrUQAA1RMl.jpg:small

"burgeoning communities"

the other day I saw a countdown clock listing the time til the next L as "NaN Mi"

That reads like a chemical compound

Oh look the candidate was on my train! She’s talking to the other stuck commuters. Debating now what to do — do we walk? Or wait and hope the train comes? pic.twitter.com/nQZMQPkn1B

— Laura Nahmias (@nahmias) March 20, 2018

Apropos of nothing I recall Cynthia Nixon played the role of subway vigilante in a Law & Order reworking of the Bernie G0etz story

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZ8QJZtWkAMIR6f.jpg

glad i'm unemployed

loose or formed? i need a longread on this

where's the poop chart, I'm not googling it at work

ICYMI Friday

Earlier today, we identified a critical fix to the Bergen St signal and made the call to do repairs during midday, with the goal of preventing a major interruption during the evening rush. Unfortunately, rush hour service was still impacted, and we apologize, truly. (1/2)

— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) April 6, 2018

"no problem, Harry, how could it possibly take that long?"

they apologize, truly, madly, deeply; the train will lay like this forever until the sky falls down on me

this morning the Husky Busker was playing 'creep'

not the tlc song

he's a noticeably better singer now than he was a few years ago, but i don't need to hear that shit at 9am

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2016/02/most-complex-transit-subway-maps-world-tokyo-new-york-paris/470565/

scenes from 145th st/broadway. @NYCTSubway @MTA @NY1 #justalittlerain pic.twitter.com/vUYed8Se6g

— josh guild (@jbguild) April 16, 2018