Jun

24

Metrofart T-Shirts?

June 24, 2008 | by The SUBWAYblogger | Leave a Comment

Ahhh the joy of reader emails.  This one goes in the classic pile:

Hello SubwayBlogger!

Hopefully you’ll get a kick out of the new MetroFart t-shirt, just made available on DiggerTees.com.

A recent trip on the 6 train inspired this t-shirt design; I jumped on the train at 33rd street, to head home to the UES. I immediately detected a foul odor from the passenger standing next to me…only for the doors to open at the 42nd street stop, and an even fouler odor wafted in from the platform. It was unreal…

…but hey, we all come out of this winners, we now can proudly sport the new MetroFart t-shirt!

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Jun

23

When will 59th Street Columbus Circle Close?

June 23, 2008 | by The SUBWAYblogger | 2 Comments

Honestly, there’s about 20 square feet of the entire 59th Street station complex that’s NOT under construction.

Every time I have to get off there, it is impossible to miss the fact that there’s very little area not walled off, torn up, or fenced. It’s getting a little insane.

They may want to just shut it down till it is done. Why? Because one morning, we will litterally get off the train and have no where to go.

On top of that, they’ve started laying tile in lots of seperate areas without completing a section. So a lot of the areas do not meet up seamlessly. So effed up.

Posted in Live Blogging On the Subway | 2 Comments »

Jun

21

More Trains Become Reefs

June 21, 2008 | by The SUBWAYblogger | Leave a Comment

Subway cars being dumped at sea

A barge full of subway cars head out to sea for their watery graves. Judging by how long the MTA keeps trains in service, I would estimate that those trains were made in 1903. See more at Gothamist

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Jun

19

Most Infuriating MTA Official Comments EVER!

June 19, 2008 | by The SUBWAYblogger | 4 Comments

David Mack (MTA vice chairman) stop being a dick.

David MackMack:

“If you [the average rider] saw something and called it in, it goes right there,” Mack told reporters at a committee meeting, kicking a garbage can.

“Why should I ride [the train] and inconvenience myself when I can ride in a car?” asked Mack, who has six free E-ZPasses. [New York Post]

In case you haven’t been following, the MTA Board is having a hissyfit because they are going to have their lifetime E-ZPasses and train passes taken away. Mack has SIX free E-ZPasses. However, he now claims to be paying them himself while behind the scenes trying to get board members to fight the proposed ruling.

Keep in mind folks, these jerks are multimillionaires who don’t want to pony up the money.

So his belief is that unless the trains are free, the board members won’t bother to ride…which relates back to his first quote.

The board members need to ride the train because, generally speaking, it is only the board members who get their complaints handled. When you and I report a problem, our complaints are ignored.

Posted in This just in, Transit Failures | 4 Comments »

Jun

18

MTA Promised New Yorkers $30 million Impovements

June 18, 2008 | by The SUBWAYblogger | 1 Comment

Clearly, that was just was just bullshit.

Remember way back when the news came out that the MTA planned to invest some $30 million on service improvements? Remember when it was “delayed”? Well, now it’s just not going to plain happen.

It is all based on the slow economy, and the lack of income tax revenue that the MTA receives.

I smelled BS from the get-go.

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Jun

17

And I thought I had issues

June 17, 2008 | by The SUBWAYblogger | 5 Comments

Just when I thought I was thinking a little too much about subway seating strategy, I stumbled across this site that went as far as making complex diagrams.

Now that’s dedication.

(but I admit I am a little jealous)

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Jun

16

Idea: Standing Room only Subway Cars

June 16, 2008 | by The SUBWAYblogger | 8 Comments

Let’s kick this one around in our collective minds:  Standing room only subway cars.

What if we made every other car in a train standing room only?  We could get rid of all the seats in the train car, and perhaps add a few more grab rails and holding points.

Think of all the extra people you could fit on the train!  The elderly, handicapped, pregnant, fat, or just plain tired/lazy could go into the cars with seats.  Everyone else could find more breathing room on the seatless cars.

Ok, how would you know which is which from the platform?  Maybe the markings on the outside of the trains could be a certain color.  And always make the first car a seated or seatless car (just pick on and make it standard).

My other idea would be to make the seats all “flipable.”  Have you ever noticed the flip-up seats on the ends of trains like the 2 train or 4, 5, 6 train?  It’s usually just on the end of the train.  There’s a double wide seat that automatically flips upright to allow space for a wheelchair.

What’s nice is the fact that many people don’t bother to flip it down during rush hour.  What if all the individual seats on the train automatically flipped upright?  That would free some space.

Just drives me nuts when I see 350 pound people sitting, taking up 3 seats wide, and the standing room for 6  people.

Posted in Live Blogging On the Subway | 8 Comments »

Jun

12

More Train Problems

June 12, 2008 | by The SUBWAYblogger | Leave a Comment

There are mechanical problems at South Ferry, the turn around point for the 1 line. So selected trains are terminating there…whatever that means.

So there are big delays on the 1.

The F train is having issues because of signal problems. So that’s backed up too.

When it rains, it pours.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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