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Posted by lance52 on Wed Nov 13 11:00:56 2013, in response to R188 observations (and **sigh** disappointments), posted by gbs on Tue Nov 12 23:08:26 2013. However, the train's automated announcements at Times Sq, 5 Av, and Grand Central called it a "Queens-bound 7 train", without specifying "express", a serious omission. I suspect that the TA doesn't want to confuse those (minority of ) riders staying in Manhattan, where the train makes all stops. Nevertheless, most of the riders are going into Queens and do care whether it's a local or express, and this should be stated at all stops, even in Manhattan.For whatever reason, the original "Queens-bound (7) exp" announcement was changed for the <7> to Main St. I agree that should be brought back. Transit went through the trouble of distinguishing the 6-local and 6-express in the announcements for Bronx-bound train. I don't see why the 7 should be any different. And it's not even like the 6 where there was confusion with the original "Bronx-bound (6) exp" announcement that made everyone think the train was running express on Lexington Avenue. There's only three stops in Manhattan (four when 34 St-11 Av opens) and they're all local. Bring back the express announcement (and local one for that matter) in Manhattan, or better yet, just start out with Flushing-bound (7) local/express and get rid of the Queens part entirely. Again, that's how it's done with the 6-line. The "Stand clear of the closing doors" announcement should be broadcast through the external speakers as well as the interior speakers, so people on the platform can hear the message too. This is true on all the new-tech trains, but should be corrected. I think it's only directed inside as it's meant for riders already in the train who might be standing in the doorway, not necessarily for riders who are waiting for another train and shouldn't be standing there if they're not taking the train departing. The Queens-bound express signs showed (7) instead of <7>. Don't the other diamond services still show <5> and <6> like they used to? The 7 express should also show <7>. It's probably a simple glitch that needs to be fixed. Speaking of which, did the express marker light up on the strip maps? Approaching Main St, the signs said "THE NEXT STOP IS" then "FLUSHING", not "MAIN ST" or "FLUSHING-MAIN ST". There's enough room for Main St, and that should show as the last stop. I believe the N and Q show "ASTORIA-DITMARS" as the last stop, not just "ASTORIA". The neighborhood may be Flushing, but the station is Flushing-Main St. At 5 Av, the station name displays as "5 AVENUE", not "5 AV". Every other station name street is abbreviated, even when there's lots of room. Why is this one spelled out in full? At 74 St-Broadway, the station name displays as "74 ST", even though Broadway is an important street at that station (the IND runs under it), yet at 46 St, 40 St, and 33 St, the old rarely-used names Bliss, Lowery, and Rawson are displayed. Put back the Broadway in 74-Broadway. For a while, Transit has gotten abbreviation-happy and have been shortening station names on the new techs for no real reason. Why? Who knows. Why 5 Av got special treatment is unknown as well. As is why Rawson, Bliss and Lowery are on the displays. The plastic sheet covering the strip maps attracts dust and smudges, and they're all already filthy and shabby looking, though brand new. This has been true since the first new-tech trains (even on the ads), but by now should have been corrected. It's plastic. It attracts a lot of dust. As does most surfaces. It just has to be cleaned every so often. The conductors need to be reminded not to bombard the riders with so many automatic announcements (including one I never heard, about adjusting the volume on headphones "for your ears only"). Some peace and quiet (and the cars are nice and quiet) is in order. There's always that one conductor that feels the need to play with the damn announcements. I know the rule about the Suspicious Activities recording, but that doesn't mean (s)he has to run through the ever-growing list of special announcements. |
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