Closing Bell: Give the 4 Train Your Feedback
Yesterday through Friday, the MTA is asking riders of the 4 line to give it a grade. They’re handing report cards out at various stations; Brooklyn gets the pencils ready today. Report cards can be found at Crown Heights-Utica Avenue, Franklin Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, Nevins Street, and Borough Hall.
Yesterday through Friday, the MTA is asking riders of the 4 line to give it a grade. They’re handing report cards out at various stations; Brooklyn gets the pencils ready today. Report cards can be found at Crown Heights-Utica Avenue, Franklin Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, Nevins Street, and Borough Hall.
hahahahh troof on that
-rob
Well the one good thing about the robotic voices is you can at least make out what they’re saying. It’s frustrating when trains start skipping stops and, even for those not listening to music, all one can hear is the “garble garble garble” coming over the loudspeakers, sounding like a conversation with Charlie Brown’s teacher on the old Peanuts TV specials.
oh my… on the 1 train, my old commute up into harlem from work the train conductor was a mega-dick. he was SO mean. and whiney too. it was funny at first, but hearing it over and over and over everyday really got on my nerves. i usually read on the train versus listen to music. i would always laugh at the people blasting their ipods and not hear the announcement that the 1 train would be skipping stops and then they’d get all pissy and/or confused. it’s like, well they did announce it many stops ago! one thing i am so happy about is that i do not have to take the L or the 7 train. i will never move ANYWHERE along the L or 7. everyone i know who takes those train during rush hours has a horror story EVERY DAY. i still dont get how the hell the L train is going to sustain more people people moving along those lines.. but most likely people who can afford those gazillion dollar condos dont have 9-5 jobs anyway so maybe it won’t make a difference.
-rob
In the morning we have a conductor who calls our train the “Manhattan-bound A Experience.”
PitbullNYC, shhhhh! Don’t let the secret out! The R is definitely the most pleasant rush hour train there is. I think you’re right regarding the complaints. I’ve found it often unpredictable on the weekends (as is the F); it seems to be often rerouted or down for repairs. But it’s the best weekday train, in my opinion. I also agree re: the robotic voices. Part of the charm for me when I first moved to New York was hearing people get berated by a conductor with a strong native New York accent on the 4, 5 and 6 trains for not stepping clear of the closing doors or hear other conductors cheerfully wishing everyone a happy holiday season in December and even giving a brief history of various stops!
i heart the R train. i just wanted to get that out there. it’s never packed even during rush hour and rarely problematic! (even tho i always hear people complaining about service). maybe on the weekends? but during rush hours during the week there’s always seats. it’s great! and most of the time it’s the old school orange seat train. am i the only one who doesnt like the new grey and silver inside trains with the annoying robotic voices and the harsh lighting? the older trains lighting is much more flattering hahah.
-rob
Yes cmu…I don’t understand the door delays either. It must be a “union thing.” Do you all remember the lobbying for the “unborn” during the contract negotiations/strike. What a croc of shit that is.
cmu, it’s like taking a flight from LaGuardia: they tell you it’s going to be delayed 2 hours due to weather, even though you know it’s perfectly clear from New York to your final destination. I think the delays are often due to another kind of “weather”, as in whether or not the pilot had too much to drink the night before and is trying to shake off the hangover or whether or not they’ll bump everyone to the next flight to save some dinero.
That’s probably a liability issue. I wish they’d get the train going as soon as the train stops, and open the doors as soon as the train stops, not 5-10 secs later. Also not stop trains and tell you there’s traffic ahead when there hasn’t been a previous train for 12 minutes.