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How often are the artics used on the M15/M15-SBS cleaned, if ever? Seriously, those buses are disgusting, they need a heavy, thorough washing inside and out. They have cockroaches and are covered in thick dirt. Gross! I will opt to stand up on those buses from now on.

R46/R68A B/Q trains at Sheepshead Bay:

The whole tradition of having several different voice actors making announcements on trains is something I've never really cared for IMO. Those voices coming on the PA in succession sometimes cut each other off and confuse some passengers. To each their own though.

R160 F/G trains at Smith–9th Streets:

R62A 6 trains at 14th Street–Union Square:

Plenty of people who work in transit do. When you work 12+ hour days and live 2 hours away from work it happens, especially if you have children or other commitments outside of work. My point is that many of these people are overworked because of the militaristic way that RTO oversees their workforce... You can't be getting enough sleep at night when you're gone 18 hours a day and have responsibilities outside of work... work-life balance in a nutshell... You just can't speak for everyone and tell me that's not true.

If those exams weren't offered once every decade, then things might be different. They are given way too infrequently that many people are looking into other jobs. Some people even forget that they took the test and by the time they're called back they're at a different point in their life or engaged in another profession. If the test were offered more often, maybe it could help alleviate the work-life balance component to the job that employees often mention. Sometimes I wonder if the management in RTO is concerned more about keeping trains moving than the health of their employees. It's not productive to overwork your people into the ground for decades on end. Have more people come onboard and change the narrative to help foster a healthy environment where people can breathe. These men and women operate these trains moving millions and come to work on 2 hours of sleep. The should care, but they don't, because they know there'll be more people on line to replace them. I give it to those who work for them, because some of them put up with A LOT and remain positive. That's respectable!

Where else will they store those trains? I'm not even sure if there's physically enough yard space available for that to be plausible. The will have to determine how they're going to rectify this, especially before the R211s start arriving en-masse. If those trains aren't stored in a yard due to space constraints, at terminal tail spurs, in a barn being worked on, or on the road in passenger service, then where else can those trains go besides being laid up in said places? I'm thinking about it, and unless the system loses some trains, it'll contribute to those recurring issues.

R143/R160 J/L trains at Broadway Junction:

Stick around longer, the job might grow on you. The fact that you're experiencing hardship is part of the schooling. See training through and be on your own for awhile to see if it was worth it to you.

Working for the being an individual who wants to create a positive experience for the passenger/customer necessitates a selfless existence. When the majority of the public hates you, looks down on you, and blames you for everything, it can take a toll on many people, and it's those that resort to growing numb in an effort to handle the consuming stress who honestly shouldn't be employed in the profession. It takes a combination of passion and resilience to be someone who voluntarily devotes the majority of their life serving others this way in a position that is almost entirely thankless and pays average compared to many jobs here in New York City. There's tons of merit in being a good employee who works for the .

Don't worry too much about it, you'll be okay, so long as you pay attention to your surroundings and stay away from people that exhibit any strange behavior, everything will be fine. Sometimes employees might direct their stress and frustration toward you while you're taking pictures or recording videos, but try your best to ignore them as your focus is the trains. Dyckman Street and 125th Street on the Line are stations that offer nice viewpoints to get some great pictures and videos. I'm not sure about the Staten Island Railway though, I live too far away from it, but I'm sure there's someone on here who can help answer that question for you. If you don't mind me asking, will you be posting your content on YouTube? I'd like to see it, but if not, welcome to New York City.

I've experienced that with the M15-SBS a few times where the B/O would prematurely depart after serving the first stop for all but 10 seconds (while watching several groups of people dashing for the bus) and then skip the next few stops upon reaching Allen Street/Grand Street. There was no indication anywhere on the website when I tried searching why these detours were made. Additionally, these guys wouldn't even announce that they were taking these surprise reroutes. It pains me to say this, it really does, but some B/O's are downright pitiful people to interact with.

R142 2 and 5 trains at East 180th Street:

The majority of the riding public recognizes the differences in appearance of different car types, but they most likely don't know that they'll never see a set of R62's in passenger service on the Line. With that said, the media makes a name for itself by distracting and misleading people on the regular, just as we see here...

After working in the service industry I understand how you feel, especially since you're in uniform, as it may be irritating to be asked the same questions over and over again by different people. However, our mindset is everything. You're going to encounter the same situation many, many times again in your career. Sure, there are passengers that are going to ask questions that seem downright trivial (happens at my job too), but it might be their first time asking that question. Approach your job with patience, you will find less stress and more satisfaction.

Everyone should keep their options open considering that the hiring process for this position is lottery-based. Take written exams for other job titles and aim to score 100%, as you'll realistically have a higher chance of landing a job with the that way. The truth is that the doesn't need tens of thousands of cleaners. Having any list number between 1 and 1,000 is the most probable scenario that would lead to you getting hired for this position! The probability of getting hired with a list number of anything greater than that, especially those who have list numbers greater than 10,000 is absolutely 0%.

R160 M trains at Fresh Pond Road:

Is there a specific yard that's been designated to store the set of R211s during their preliminary testing phase?

Don't forget that the operating cabs in the 32s get hot in the summer heat. That leads many train operators to work with their cab doors open. The whole idea dies in said scenario. To say that the T/O is in next to no risk is wishful thinking. We are talking about microscopic molecules that can easily pass through the smallest of spaces. You cannot eliminate the risk entirely unless the lead motor and conductor cars are isolated from passengers completely with their ends locked to prevent passengers from entering those restricted areas.

The real problem is that way too many people here in NYC don't respect the social distancing rule. Unless you have a dedicated policing squad at every station to enforce it, there's close to nothing the can do. You can run full service with all the equipment the agency owns and it still won't be enough. There will always be careless passengers who consciously chose not to wear masks. They will always ruin it for those who do the right thing. Period. My case still stands.

I wouldn't be so fast to say that. NYCT needs to take their time with this to correctly perform a top-to-bottom inspection so those 179s don't fall apart for the third time. Also, saying that ridership will be "much higher" next month is nothing more than a blind opinion. It will take a good while before we see 5,000,000+ passengers taking the train everyday like they were before the pandemic. For all of those who keep asking when the 179s will be put back into service: Please stop asking. When they hit the rails again you'll see them. No one has all the answers you're looking for.

Leave the Rockaway Park Shuttle alone. Having it run to Rockaway Boulevard full-time would choke up the junction big time due to the train having to be fumigated and then by it needing to take the middle track to relay. You will effectively f*** up service even further by doing this during rush hours, as you'll effectively block trains in both directions with the required moves when headways are the tightest and where dwell times are especially critical.

@B35 via Church, can you explain the concept of having buses that originate south of Sanford Avenue having no business serving Sanford Avenue in it's entirety? The idea has some merit. I would opt out of the Q27 for the Q12 to QCC whenever there was some incident on Kissena Boulevard axeing my commute to the college. From what I know, that stint that the 12 has before reaching Northern picks up well.

There are a ton of people on this forum speculating which yards/lines the R211s will be assigned to whom believe that they will be on NYCT property in the coming year. We have experienced perhaps the worst economic disaster in a century, millions of people have lost their jobs, and the agency is looking to cut, not add. Come on now, you're really telling me that something of this magnitude wouldn't prevent the 211s from coming in on time? The fact that they were paid off under the 2015-2019 Capital Plan means next to nothing when the entire agency has been significantly compromised.