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Posted by Michael549 on Tue Jan 3 22:45:07 2017, in response to Re: N to 96/2, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Tue Jan 3 21:57:55 2017. No, I am critical of the following idea:There are a number of N intervals are destined for 96/2 M-F. 0736, 0819, 0901, 1501, 1538 CIYD, 1549, 1644. Basically these are "N" trains leaving Coney Island making the regular N-train stops with N-train crews. But these trains that are traveling the "N-route" will be labeled Q-trains on the uptown trips, but upon reaching the 96th Street-Second Avenue terminal - they will be re-labeled as N-trains for their return trips to Brooklyn. All of this is because there is an automated computer announcement for N-trains leaving 96th Street/2nd Avenue toward Brooklyn - but not an announcement program for N-trains that leave Coney Island over the usual Fourth Avenue/Sea Beach route toward Manhattan. This is so that the riders won't be "confused" - as if riders along the Sea Beach and Fourth Avenue stations will not be confused by a Q-train that is not traveling on its usual Brighton line. For some reason there is a Q-train announcement program for the uptown routing of a Q-train via Fourth Avenue & Sea Beach to 96th Street. As in the MTA could spend the resources to create such an announcement program, but not one for the few N-trains that would be traveling to 96th Street/2nd Avenue. So the bright idea is re-label N-trains as Q-trains uptown/Manhattan bound, and then re-label those N-trains again for their downtown Brooklyn bound trips. So what happens in case these relabeled Q-trains that are actually N-trains have to be sent to Queens, for an un-expected MTA diversion to solve a gap problem? The train goes through an identity crisis as the conductor flips through announcement programs? All of this in preference for just telling the riders exactly where the train is headed via the conductors on the train with normal regular N-train signage. In times past - the conductors could be relied upon to simply tell riders where the trains are headed - but some how that simple idea is now supposed to be seen as something that is "very strange." During plenty of G.O.'s and numerous other events the conductors simply gave out useful information, but somehow in this instance they the conductors can not be relied upon to do so. Puzzling. The idea that riders can NOT read signs or understand train directions given by conductors is a strange one. Also Puzzling. This is not difficult. At times trains get "diverted" - even if it a regular part of the train schedule and operation. Conductors make announcements and provide useful information as needed. ------- Yes, I understand that "you are just pointing out what supervision wants them to do." I'm just saying that this whole project/task/endeavor could simply be much simpler. Mike |
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