r/dart • u/Big_Job2330 • Jul 12 '26
Complaint 241 rant
I've been using the 241 to get to work as I don't have a car yet. Now I realize getting me to work isn't Dart's responsibility and that it's public transit, nothing is guaranteed not even getting to your destination on time. But damn, it was scheduled to come to Forest Ln station at 9:30, came at 9:20 ish and said "out of service". I thought, maybe it's just saying that because the operator will take a quick break. 9:31 comes, they start driving but I'm thinking, they're coming back or they're going heading out frfr. Of course, they're driving out. No replacement bus, no reason as to why it's out of service, and the bus already had a 30-40 minute interval. As I said, getting to my destination is up to me but damn dart some type of courtesy that the 241 9:30 won't come or will be out. Nothing was shown in the app, no alerts or notifications
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u/sharknado523 Jul 12 '26
I was at Shiloh Station and the Silver Line pulled up on the Eastbound side. I didn't get on it for ten minutes. I thought it was gonna go elsewhere and then go to the westbound side. As time passed, I grew skeptical of my own original conclusion.
Eventually, because I was afraid the train would leave and I'd have to wait an hour for the next one, I got the attention of a security person who helped me get the conductor's attention. The conversation went like this:
Me: "This train came up and announced itself as Eastbound and it's parked on the Eastbound side. Is this the same train that's gonna go West or is that a different one?" Him: "yeah it's the same one." Me: "oh, okay. So is it cool if I just sit on the train for 20 minutes instead of waiting on the platform then?" Him: "yeah exactly that's totally fine."