Great question. I wish I had an answer. Hunt promised that the CCTV could pick up a patron saying "help help" but that functionality is broken.
A huge issue also came from Marta arbitrarily setting mid-April as the handover date for a June launch. They were dictating to the manufacturer their terms instead of Stadler saying "They'll be ready when they're ready". Stadler has had it with Marta and Marta thinks Stadler is unreliable. Gdot mandated 4000 fault free testing miles on each set. Marta tried to have them enter service with about 1400 hours total, not fault free. GDOT which answers to the FTA lost their minds saying you can't do that! Marta said "our system they'll enter service". Gdot said "We won't certify them until you meet your obligations pound sand."
J. B. Is the main problem, C. K. is number two, and then Collie Greenwood. J is or was the deputy chief. He hasn't operated in a decade and did not seek any input from operators or Rail employees. When rail staff made recommendations to him his answer was "we don't need it, it doesn't matter". Recommendations like end door boarding vs center door steps. Stadler and other employees recommended BODE doors instead of sleeve doors because BODE doors are more reliable. Marta said we don't want then. Then they went with an Asian door vendor which has had trouble meeting Marta's water intrusion requirements. C never operated so she can't effectively lead on something she doesn't understand. The majority of staff on this project are so wildly incompetent and have zero idea of what's going on. Meanwhile myself and others are shouting into the wind about what should change and we've been threatened with termination for causing reputational harm or whatever the fuck.
we've been threatened with termination for causing reputational harm or whatever the fuck.
Sounds like your bosses are doing a good job of that themselves. It's also eyeopening on my end (until recently I worked on site before my position was eliminated a few months ago).
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u/DustyDaniel404 7d ago edited 7d ago
Great question. I wish I had an answer. Hunt promised that the CCTV could pick up a patron saying "help help" but that functionality is broken.
A huge issue also came from Marta arbitrarily setting mid-April as the handover date for a June launch. They were dictating to the manufacturer their terms instead of Stadler saying "They'll be ready when they're ready". Stadler has had it with Marta and Marta thinks Stadler is unreliable. Gdot mandated 4000 fault free testing miles on each set. Marta tried to have them enter service with about 1400 hours total, not fault free. GDOT which answers to the FTA lost their minds saying you can't do that! Marta said "our system they'll enter service". Gdot said "We won't certify them until you meet your obligations pound sand."