Subways are for sleeping: NYC Transit survival thread

I'm going to be that anecdotal person and say that a woman from my hometown died at a train station (in Chicago iirc?) bc she had headphones on and stepped in front of an Amtrak train.

Here's how a clogged toilet disrupted five subway lines during rush hour this AM https://t.co/7BYc8M1Sz8

— Aaron W. Gordon (@A_W_Gordon) May 17, 2019

jesus christ

dont take much

New Yorkers giving a shit breaks the system shocker

If you're listening to music on headphones on the subway in NYC you're almost certainly going to be dealing with hearing loss later in life. Noise down there is super crazy.

whatja say?

doesnt matter, the Ramones got there first

Thank you Dr Position

almost like one should be using.... noise-cancelling headphones

Bus service cuts.

Talk about a death spiral. This is one area of MTA transit policy where the mayor can take the blame. https://t.co/THEeu0OaJT

— Second Ave. Sagas (@2AvSagas) May 20, 2019

We suspect someone has intentionally disrupted thousands of commutes on the 2/3 lines today by activating multiple trains’ emergency brakes. If you see any suspicious behavior, please @ or DM us details ASAP, including car #, so we can get trains back on schedule.

— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) May 21, 2019

googling where de Blasio was today.

favorite morning headline typo:

The MTA is on the hunt for the "idiots" who are pulling emergency brakes on subway trains, snarling tush-hour commutes.

This person has an established M.O., the source said, and Jalopnik confirmed this by reviewing internal incident reports. There are at least three so far.

The suspect disrupts service primarily on the 2 and 5 lines from Flatbush Avenue in central Brooklyn to midtown Manhattan. He climbs aboard the rear of the train as it departs a station, unlocks the safety chains, somehow gets into the rear cab, and triggers the emergency brakes. Then, he disappears, most likely through the subway tunnels and out an emergency exit.

Despite striking on average once a week for several months, the person has not been caught.

those dang mole people

otm

AKA the molè people

F the MTA
I’m just going to start hopping turnstiles

that's the spirit
if you get the monthly/weekly, always swipe someone in when you leave if you can
leave the emergency doors open as you leave too

Wonder of the the 7 train world: the Junction Blvd overpass elevator system.

Southbound F Subway trains are getting back on schedule after we isolated a train car with a soiled interior at 57 St.

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/new-york-infrastructure-costs.html

hardhat time

https://gothamist.com/2019/06/13/barclays_debris_subway.php

Classic or dud: platform-standing people who are not getting on the current train but nevertheless form a World Cup level wall before the door.

one of the biggest duds, next to people surging, in wall formation, into a car the instant the doors open, nevermind everyone trying to get the fuck off.

Perhaps with the additional ingenuity of displaying strappy backpacks for any loose cords to catch on as you round the wall.

Not as dud as the entire BART where people form a line at the future location of a yet to arrive train that blocks the entire width of the platform.

That seems similar to the experience of trying to dock a bike - or undock it- when people are lined up for the ferry.

The worst are the fsckers who stand in the doorway when people are getting on and off

I have an, um, soft spot for the types who sort of accelerate and sneakily jockey for position to be the first ones into the car, then decelerate once they are past the door while they size up the situation to decide where they want to sit.

There are service changes and delays on the F line while we work to remove a shopping cart from under a train at Jay St-MetroTech.

Yup

yeah that was fun

QNS, F Train, Offensive Vandalism

MANH, A Train, Dirty Train Car

RIP 123456

pic.twitter.com/47doOVpQJX

— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) July 19, 2019

Knicks front office and MTA should switch jobs; can't do anything worse than what the others have been doing already

RIP 123456

oh I kinda missed that, mercifully

"We did not know exactly where our trains were" is a beaut

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/MTA-Reports-Delays-on-Slew-of-Train-Lines-512963371.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Y0x1jLkLg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAIHGL5X4AEGkIf.png

Multiple impacts of raindrops upon track

Here's a key part of the report.

Congress ordered a study of why the US wastes billions by spending 5x as much per mile of subway track as every other country in the world.

The @USGAO interviewed track builders who told them that cost comparisons are hard. So they didn't do it. pic.twitter.com/9lWe68LOId

— Brian M. Rosenthal (@brianmrosenthal) July 22, 2019

The MTA hired three firms to clear subway drains.
Two donated to Cuomo’s campaign during the same period, including a fundraiser at a luxury suite at a Mets game.

We look at the governor’s donations from MTA contractors with @jdavidgoodman @agustin_NYT https://t.co/sGgPrnWpL3

— Emma G. Fitzsimmons (@emmagf) July 29, 2019

I’ll have more from this story later but from what I’ve been told, this denial by the governor is at best half-true and may be completely untrue in many cases. pic.twitter.com/oSEx3eJe2w

— Second Ave. Sagas (@2AvSagas) July 29, 2019

Police Apprehend Man For Repeatedly Failing To Pay For Subway https://t.co/YE4fVKmFdk pic.twitter.com/syYdjwqiVU

— The Onion (@TheOnion) July 29, 2019

Broken rail on 7 line

what a moment

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/09/27/breaking-judges-allow-city-to-start-the-14th-street-busway