Not sure if this is legit, but if this is what it looks like up close it will likely be dislodged and thrown onto the tracks within a few days. Is it reasonable to conclude that someone should be fired for this?
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I’m not sure it would be easily dislodged unless someone intentionally unbolts it from the ground or tries to “severely” rock it back and forth.
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It looks like the MTA is looking for the cheapest option possible just to say they’re doing something.
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Bingo.
The MTA apparently was going to remove the 1970s SAS tunnels, but someone must of realized they were in good shape so by reusing them along with reducing the overbuilding of stations, they shaved off around 1 billion in excess cost. Utility relocation will also commence in the immediate future, kickstarting the next phase of the project.
I also hear the R211T (open-gangway) trains will also make their debut on the C.
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Unbelievable that they would even consider replacing the existing tunnels. $$$$
I guess nothing is surprising with the MTA at this point.
The same organization that claims widening a tunnel that is maybe 50 feet long in Queens will cost an extra 3 billion.
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Speaking of which, when evaluating the route of IBX, the MTA did not even attempt to contact the cemetery where the tunnel would have to be widened.
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This is in line with how the MTA operates. They sort of come to the conclusion they want to and then make studies and what not to support their predetermined choice. All the studies do is create an illusion that “they made the effort” so they can point to it during inevitable public outcry.
Also side note on the MTA not wanting to disturb the graves—if I’m dead and my bones are in the way of something for the public interest please exhume my body and dump it in the river. I’m dead, I literally don’t care.
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The article has a surprising amount of details. It’s an interesting read.
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More barriers installed.
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The train doors don’t really line up with the barriers. I wonder if they’ll need to do better training of onboard personnel.
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I assume the door issue is why the barriers are set back so far. With actual platform doors the same would also be needed alongside train crews being asked to stop in a precise way to ensure an acceptable alignment.
What a nightmare. Typical MTA.
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Update on open-gangway trains.
This article explains why these consists can’t run on express lines (such as the “A” train).
MTA rules require train operators to inspect both sides of the track in the event the emergency brakes are activated. If the operator cannot safely walk both sides of the track – such as when it’s on some express tracks– he or she must climb down in between each car and take a look at the tracks.
That type of inspection is easily done on familiar subway cars, which have doors on each end. But train operators are unable to climb down in between the cars on the new open gangway trains, creating a conflict with MTA safety rules.
But MTA doesn’t think it’s a big deal, and they suggest the trains will start running by the first half of February:
The internal memo directs subway crews to discharge all the passengers aboard a train if it needs to run on the A line express tracks between the Euclid Avenue and Hoyt-Schermerhorn stops or between the 59th Street-Columbus Circle and 125th Street stops.
During a news conference Thursday, NYC Transit President Richard Davey downplayed the significance of the memo, saying the MTA “made a conscious decision” to only run the trains on the local C line.
“You know, for a new car class, we just thought it was more prudent to have that car stopping at stations more frequently,” Davey said. “Our A train customers are getting a lot of R211s, so we thought we would give a little love to our C train customers as well.”
The MTA has two of the new trains, and Davey said they would start carrying passengers “in the next week or so.”
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An opinionated take on the platform fences installed in the subway. It also mentions the submissions for the requests for proposals for the platform door pilot are due next month.
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The MTA plans to fit every station with LED lights by 2026.
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I honestly don’t see this really being too effective since you can just stand between the poles.