Subways are for sleeping: NYC Transit survival thread

F train
One of the freebie handout newspapers had something about the pros and cons of the V train last week.

when the trrains start talking they could evaluate the pros and cons of the freebie newspapers

the G train fuxup the F in Brooklyn, the V does it in Manhattan.

"we have a train in front of us" NO SHIT

I read something about NYC trying out a system to make subway better by assigning line managers to each line and putting them in competition with one another. Is that correct or am I on the pipe?

Ha, I just went on the JaxHts board and accidentally found link to the V train article http://www.amny.com/news/local/transportation/am-vtrain1231,0,6068788.story

god bless the g train. the f line should be discarded and replaced completely by the g. blesssssed day

ban burt stanton

one day, my g train bretheren, you will inherit the earth

i live off the 4 now - easily the most reliable line i've ever lived off.

We're #1! We're #1!

No, you're No. 4.

Oh, right then.

Ok, is the F train normal btwn 7th Ave and Hoyt (or Jay) this weekend, or not? The signs in the stations say no, but the MTA website sez yes this weekend, no March 1-3.

http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/subsrvnweekend.htm#f

the weekend advisory email i got yesterday said no f train this weekend either.

now i don't know whether to cry or wind my watch

I'll be taking the B67 bus to Atlantic/Pacific at least a couple times, then.

I took the B61 for the first time last night! Bus trips are kind of little adventures.

somebody jumped in front of a train and died at the 7th Av Q station on Wednesday night

we got out there about an hour and a half after the incident, cops all over, medical examiner van on the street and the whole station smelled like bleach :(( ick

eeek :(

Whoah, Dave. ;_;

shannon asked one of the cops what happened (to make sure no one got shot / knifed / etc), he said "someone got hit by a train and died." "oh ... how awful." "enh, it happens."

lol, jaded motherfuckers. worse than newspaper people even! ha.

mmmm, small sample size.

"Someone" (transit worker) getting hit by a train was responsible for my worst MTA experience ever, which involved winding up stranded and wandering in an unfamiliar section of Queens in the middle of winter.

(Although the best part of that was priceless -- asking the booth attendant where the alleged nearby bus route was, and having him go "I have never been up there.")

http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/The-Mole-People-Poster-C10128638.jpeg

somebody jumped in front of a train and died at the 7th Av Q station on Wednesday night

When I was coming home that night, Q trains were being re-routed along the N line from Atlantic/Pacific on.

I've had some crummy subway rides lately.
On Tuesday, I knew the Q wasn't running past Atlantic after midnight, so I decided to just take the 4 and walk from Franklin BUT, the 4 was terminating at Brooklyn Bridge, and I had to switch to the Q at Canal anyway. Then to the 2 at Atlantic. Took me about 1 and a half hours from Union Square!

Pretty sure you could have hop-scotched home faster than that. Wau.

Yeah, one of the those nights I was really kicking myself for not getting out at canal and taking a cab across the bridge. Dumb dumb dumb.

the 4 has been sucking lately during evening rush hours, just in wait times and crowdedness.

I used to get on it at Grand Central, it sucked uniformly, morning and evening. :(

4 was running on the 2/3 track this morning

i can usually get a seat at 86th street, but it's packed by 42nd. usually now it's packed by 86th too though.

if i dont get a seat, it is a miserable ride smooshed all the way back to crown heights.

4 was running on the 2/3 track this morning

^^ this worked in my favor this morning.

"morning"

:P

4 has been fucking me over lots lately. i tried switching to n/q to atlantic, but it's not any better cause it moves SOOOO slowly!

There need to be violent protests against any/all future rate hikes.

They've increased 7 service lately, sometimes if I just miss a train in the AM, I can stand on the sunny platform and watch the next one, already pulling into the station.

my friend blogged that the mta is canceling all weekend work due to the rain? Confirm?

yeah, i got the email.

fuck YES!!! Now I can home from Metropolitan in less than 90 mins (knockwood).

it pisses me off soooo much that they are increasing the monthly pass but not the regular one. i would be fine with them screwing over tourists/people that don't have to ride their shitty trains every fucking day.

also you should be able to by an annual pass.

I've got one :D :D

transitcheck through work

(knockwood).

You can knockwood in Williamsburg too you know ;)

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bell_labs fucking otm. Fuck you MTA!!!!!!!!!!!! cocksuckers

They should rebuilt the myrtle avenue 'L' and connect it with manhattan bridge.

I walk to work.

Task Forces Take to Subways, Machine Guns in Tow

that is mad tarded

i would prefer as few machine guns as possible in my mass transit

F FOR FUCKED TRAIN

major delays & shit, F-G-A-N-7:

http://mta.info/alert/alertnyct.htm