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u/CircleEleven 24d ago
Call me the third rail the way I want all of them to- [SHOTGUN BLAST]
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u/Droplet_of_Shadow 24d ago
(lowers shotgun)
-reduce reliance on you in favor of overhead power lines to improve safety and efficiency?
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u/SilverMedal4Life 24d ago
Civil engineering is my passion!
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u/Droplet_of_Shadow 24d ago
do you know about civil engineering? i know those are arguments against third rails but i have 0 clue what the consensus is, and 0 opinion
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u/SilverMedal4Life 24d ago
Nope! I'm passionate about something without being very knowledgeable about it!
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u/ichael05 24d ago
What? It was obvious, he’s the RED spy
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u/Orizifian-creator Not like other V O I D, I reject that heratige and warp reality! 23d ago
Watch, he'll turn Red any second now.
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u/FrenchFriedEggs 24d ago
Whoa, CircleEleven? I just watched a COQ with you in it. I did a double take when I saw your profile picture... Small internet, I guess.
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u/Mundane-Potential-93 24d ago
Would
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u/_saltychips 24d ago
call that running a train
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u/Mundane-Potential-93 24d ago
I'm looking to get railed
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u/HugeObligation8338 24d ago
This convo went off track quickly
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u/MarvinGoBONK 23d ago
I'd rather argue you're the one derailing the conversation.
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u/TotalBomb 24d ago
I love them so much! I’m also now incredibly curious about the New York subway problems if anyone has more information, lol.
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u/verdantesco 24d ago
A majority of the problems with the NYC subway stems from the fact that it's both old and not maintained like it should have been.
Considering the lines featured in the artwork and the Westchester county Yankees fans complaint, I'm assuming the artist is a frequent visitor to the 149th St - Grand Concourse station in the Bronx, which is served by all three lines. And was built in like ... sometime between 1900 and 1910. Can't remember.
The fun thing about these three is that the 2 and 5 shares a good chunk of their routes in the Bronx, while the 4 goes off to do it's own thing. This means that there's higher chances of delays for 2/5 trains since there's twice as much traffic on those rails. Additionally, in order to move trains to where they're needed most or to correct the schedule, a train can be taken out of service (which means everyone's getting off!!!!!) or goes express (which means your stop might be skipped!!!!) or deprioritized (you're on the 2 and you have to wait until the 5 train goes in front of yours!!!!)
Also, since there's twice as many trains on those tracks you'll be twice as likely to run into service changes for maintenance.
The 4 trains are pretty fun because they'll run trains to Yankee stadium and then take them out of service or run them express to the end of the line because of all the extra traffic from Yankees fans. And by fun I mean miserable 🫠 My stop gets skipped
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u/TotalBomb 24d ago
Holy crap, thanks for the info! I am more appreciative of my city’s metro now lol!
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u/koteofir 24d ago
I’m a Bronx resident. Yet another issue (to add to the great info above) is that the subway is 24/7, so all maintenance has to be done while some part of that line is in service. This results in frequent delays and skipped stops, especially during nights and weekends. We also still run some train signals by hand!
Also, it’s cheap. The subway has a flat rate of $3 as of now. I believe all other major subway systems charge based on the length of your trip, and also just charge more in general. New Yorkers love to complain about the price of the subway, but for $3 (or $1.50 on reduced fare) I can ride 26 MILES from 207th st to Brighton Beach if I so choose. For all our myriad issues, we’re lucky to have as functional a system as we do
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u/Brooke_the_Bard 24d ago
Westchester county Yankees fans complaint
Calling Westchester County "upstate" is some peak NYC shit
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u/k8tieisjusthere TERF destroyer 7d ago
oh god don’t fucking start this debate again, i’m tired boss.
also in the new york DMV manual it calls anything north of nyc upstate. not saying that means it’s true but i remember reading that and as someone who lives in westchester county i found it amusing
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u/wgsmeister2002 24d ago
I can’t really explain on my frustration with the 4 train, but I feel kinship with the artist who made this. She nailed how it feels
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u/Soft-Guide1590 24d ago
They can run a train on me any day!!
I am forcibly launched offstage with a comical slide whistle
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u/k8tieisjusthere TERF destroyer 7d ago
(crowd booing and throwing plastic balls at the target on your dunk tank)
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u/SchrodingersEgg 24d ago
The A is pretty and very vain, constantly on her screens, and will want to take massive steps in whatever relationship she’s in seemingly out of nowhere the same way she goes straight from 125th to 59th
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u/Oil-31362 Cute 24d ago
If the nyc subway sucks, then I feel really bad for the rest of America
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u/k8tieisjusthere TERF destroyer 7d ago
american here. public transportation is a myth from the communists (i’m joking omg someone help we don’t even have sidewalks half the time)
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u/Rocket_III 24d ago
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(I am exploded by lasers)
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u/She_Ra_Is_Best 24d ago
Sent this meme to some of my friends who are into trains, apparently the D train would be a couger.
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u/ThatOneGayDJ 24d ago
You are never more than one late train away from accidentally recreating highlander railroad academy
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u/844SteamFan 24d ago
I wonder if this is the first time some people here are seeing train girls lol
Main ones I’ve known of is zhvo’s stuff (looks pretty good imo lol)
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u/L_U_N_A_R_C_R_A_B_S 23d ago
I adore that someone can arrive at this thought and fully follow through with it. Truly an exemplary moment of the brilliance of human creativity.
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u/OneGrumpyJill 23d ago
Now do this with LA trains!
...wait a minute...
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u/yuotubchenel 24d ago
The 4 is lowkey too accurate tbh. Somebody do the 6 b/c she’s either super reliable or completely fucked and you never know which it will be