TwoTimer Posted July 27, 2011 Share #26 Posted July 27, 2011 Much like railroads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokkemon Posted July 27, 2011 Share #27 Posted July 27, 2011 I think I got a good idea :Air Conditioned Waiting Rooms Air conditioned waiting rooms or ACWR are waiting rooms that have glass windows and a glass door with A/C and countdown clocks installed. The rooms are cool and A/C are turned on during hot days and all summer. You cool yourself off in them, and when you train is approaching the station, you come out and board the train. There should be 5 ACWR's in big stations and 2 ACWR's in smaller stations.. So... for a grand total of two months, *maybe* three, out of 12, we should go to incredible cost (not to mention lack of space) for these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traildriver Posted July 27, 2011 Share #28 Posted July 27, 2011 An addition of a few drinking fountains here and there would let people keep hydrated and prevent heat exhaustion. Only problem is things like that in the subway tend to get 'gross' and undesirable, unless regularly maintained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokkemon Posted July 27, 2011 Share #29 Posted July 27, 2011 Bring water with you. Problem solved. Keeping hydrated is one's own problem, not the (MTA)'s. If they pass out from heat exhaustion, that's their own fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted July 27, 2011 Share #30 Posted July 27, 2011 Start with the IRT which is already equipped with countdown clocks. What the hell does ATS or the countdown clocks have to do with anything. Neither of those control where the trains stop. Plus, you'd still only be able to build them on the Lexington Avenue (Manhattan portion only) and the Nostrand Avenue lines since those are the only underground lines with a homogenous fleet at all times of the day. And it's still a stupid idea anyhow not only because the cost and differing train dimensions, but also because this subway system is very fickle. Construction and other unplanned occurrences cause trains to be diverted quite often, which will throw off the PSDs. That problem will only be exacerbated when Lexington Avenue gets the R62As back in the next few years. I'm not trying to knock anyone's ideas. You just have to keep in mind the consequences and how it affects everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traildriver Posted July 27, 2011 Share #31 Posted July 27, 2011 Bring water with you. Problem solved. Keeping hydrated is one's own problem, not the (MTA)'s. If they pass out from heat exhaustion, that's their own fault. That's very true. But basic human services like drinking water, restrooms, etc. should be provided in a civilized society by a business that serves the public. Wait a minute, I've got the answer to the whole problem..... besides carrying drinking water with me, I'll see if NASA has some surplus air-conditioned "space suits". They don't need them anymore, right?:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted July 28, 2011 Share #32 Posted July 28, 2011 the only feasible way i could ever see stations being cooled is LONG into the future when geothermal systems become practical and affordable. hot air ventilated out to the street or to ventilation towers, cool air brought in from deep underground until it too is heated and brought to street. otherwise, fugheddaboutit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted July 28, 2011 Share #33 Posted July 28, 2011 That's very true. But basic human services like drinking water, restrooms, etc. should be provided in a civilized society by a business that serves the public. not necessarily. that's only true when there is someone captive who can't leave. people are free to enter and exit the subway to take care of those needs at any time. bodega's don't have public cans, neither do drug stores... those are courtesies some businesses offer, but to expect them to be required is a whole different ballgame... it costs money to build and open them, costs money to keep them clean, and costs money to keep the homeless out of them... if the fare's gonna go up i think the public deserves a better reason than "we opened up a bunch of shit covered bathrooms full of homeless people where you might get stabbed with a needle if you try and use it" just sayin...reality bites... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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