Trainspotter Posted January 5, 2008 Share #1 Posted January 5, 2008 MTA pulls plug on Top of Rock promos Subway conductors no longer are being forced to plug a tourist attraction at Rockefeller Center. More than a year ago, conductors were given a written directive to mention the Top of the Rock observatory when arriving at the 47th-50th St./Rockefeller Center station on the B, D, F and V lines. The plug - unpopular with train crews - came about because developer Peter Kalikow, then Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman, wanted to extend a "courtesy" to one of the building's owners, authority officials said after the announcements began in 2006. In late November, not long after Kalikow left the post, subway managers told conductors to stop shilling for the tourist site. Full story: - January 5, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1Toasty Posted January 5, 2008 Share #2 Posted January 5, 2008 Good. It seems very superfluous to have even made the announcement anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracknut Posted January 5, 2008 Share #3 Posted January 5, 2008 Good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebbieprops Posted January 6, 2008 Share #4 Posted January 6, 2008 Good. The announcement was useless to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted January 6, 2008 Share #5 Posted January 6, 2008 w00 h00! Its about time. No one really liked them. Many C/Rs didn't even make that announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 6, 2008 Share #6 Posted January 6, 2008 w00 h00! Its about time. No one really liked them. Many C/Rs didn't even make that announcement. I've gone up there many times in the past five years I not once have I ever heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted January 6, 2008 Share #7 Posted January 6, 2008 I've gone up there many times in the past five years I not once have I ever heard it. I've heard once like right after they said the C/Rs were going to make that announcement but I was really tired, trying to get home. and not paying much attention. I was trying to get to 34th Street to then get to PATH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastman346 Posted January 7, 2008 Share #8 Posted January 7, 2008 I think I heard like once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB2RTO Posted January 7, 2008 Share #9 Posted January 7, 2008 So they did it as a courtesy to one of Kalikows friends. Using employees as the riches puppets. Now people the public can get a true understanding of the internal works of the TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelham Bay Dave Posted January 8, 2008 Share #10 Posted January 8, 2008 I remember a C/R on the got written up for not saying "Top of the rock" about a year a ago. That was the second bulletin that was a waste of time. They still got a bulletin out telling C/R's on the Lines to promote the train. The announcment must me made at Queens Plaza, Rooservelt, Continental. To this day I have not heard this announcement being made but the Bulletin has been reissued to all operating personal. " Ladies and Gentlemen this is your Conductor to aviod overcrowding use the train its only a few minutes longer but less crowded". Its something to that effect I don't have it in front of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted January 8, 2008 Share #11 Posted January 8, 2008 Ive heard "Top of The Rock", maybe once or twice on the and / or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted January 8, 2008 Share #12 Posted January 8, 2008 So they did it as a courtesy to one of Kalikows friends. Using employees as the riches puppets. Now people the public can get a true understanding of the internal works of the TA. Thank goodness HES gone along with the rest of his creatons... Lee is trying to do the right thing now.. You have no idea how the C/R's on the(B) ,, and trains was jumping for joy once they recsended it.. It was a stupid bulletin really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted January 9, 2008 Share #13 Posted January 9, 2008 They still got a bulletin out telling C/R's on the Lines to promote the train. The announcment must me made at Queens Plaza, Rooservelt, Continental. To this day I have not heard this announcement being made but the Bulletin has been reissued to all operating personal. " Ladies and Gentlemen this is your Conductor to aviod overcrowding use the train its only a few minutes longer but less crowded". Its something to that effect I don't have it in front of me. That actually sounds like a good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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