Cutting Student MetroCards: Vote Delayed
Ugh. Just get it over with already so we can go on with our lives realizing that this is not the end of the world. This is a followup to SUBWAYblogger’s recent post on this subject that became quite the source of debate. The vote to cut the program has been delayed. However, there are [...]
Read MoreOdd Announcements on the 2 Line?
Has anyone else noticed that rogue 2 train that keeps making the old-school announcements? For example, the prerecorded female voice says, “You can transfer to the 1 or 9 train.” 9 train? Uhhh hello. And it seems on the older announcements, the male voice was virtually nonexistent. Wonder how long those will run before someone [...]
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- Tags: announcements, voice
“Courtesy is contagious…”
“…and it starts with you go f**k yourself.” On the newer trains (like the 2 train), they’ve added some more public service announcements. They aren’t especially new, but they seem to be playing them a lot more, and they’re starting to piss SUBWAYblogger off. For the longest time, you only had a couple basic announcements [...]
- 26 Rider Opinions
- Tags: announcements, mta, train
Speakers on the Outside of Subway Trains
What a concept! [sarcasm] The MTA has finally decided to outfit the old trains in the system with speakers mounted on the outside [Daily News] of the trains. That way, people outside the train can hear the announcements while standing on the platform. I think we’ve all been in the situation where we’ve boarded a [...]
