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C line, New York City was just about to give up on you, no thanks to the MTA. The MTA, whose initial estimations of C line repairs were 3-5 years basically made commuter C red, announced last night that revised repairs will really take to 3-9 months. Meaning the C line could even be up and running by the end of the year, and the A and C should be at 80% in three months. Now, Gothamist has experience in CYA (cover your ass) tactics, but, clearly, the MTA is in a league of its own. We don't know what you've been smoking, or maybe you realized that you couldn't take any graft this time around and instead decided to get this mess fixed soon.
While repaired A and C lines are good news, Gothamist started to become alarmed when we read this description from Newsday:
In its place will be an interim, jury-rigged signal system that allows trains to pass without relying on the room, but limits the movement of trains -- even in times of emergencies, officials conceded.Jury-rigged signal system? Scrounging up spare parts? MTA, don't try to make us feel confident or anything! What's interesting about the project is that "only two companies in the world are capable of completing" the repairs: Alstom Signaling Inc. and Union Switch and Signal, and the NY Times has a story about the 50 year-old signals and the companies that supply 'em.
To speed service restoration, officials said they would scrounge up spare parts found throughout the system and work around the clock. This helped officials conclude that restoring limited service would not be as time-consuming as earlier predicted.
And here are two of our favorite quotes about the subway mess of late:
- "It's just mad delays all morning."
- "Obviously everything of value that can be damaged by fire in a subway should be fireproof, and that's common sense."
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i've read all the comments on the recent MTA posts and all i have to say (except to those on the A/C line, cause you really have a right to be upset) stop whining! is all you read for news is the AM New York? nyc has the best transit system in the country for a major city and is the one decent city where you actually don't need a car. and i can ride it as much as i want for $70/ month?! the subway (not even counting buses) system is huge and runs all day. maybe it's not the paris metro but you're focusing the blame on the wrong people. blame pataki and albany and for that fact, the federal government. blame this country's lack of regional planning where instead we have local governments fight each other. blame the repeal of the commuter tax. and finally stop being such knee jerk reactionaries who do nothing but complain (or just move away!).
...and to all you mta employees whining about all the whiners,
please stop whining.
As one of the "knee jerk reactionaries", I must take exception.
(ahem)
Ok, I have to agree with the original post, This takes CYA to a New level. Gee, does this mean that MTA management might have to (gasp!) forego a pay raise?!?
I think this just convinces people more than ever that the MTA is full of crap. Whether it's covering up supluses to justify a fare hike or outting the fear of God into people by saying it's going to take five years to fix the C line, nothing that say is reliable.
Hey, it's always love/dislike with the MTA.
We all do love the MTA for, 99% of the time, providing reasonable service at a reasonable cost. To be even more giving, it's actually outstanding service at a very nice cost 90% of the time.
Simply put, they could use an attitude change if anything. But for the most part, I'll let it all go. I get something pretty good for my $70... erm, $76 dollars.
(note: didn't know you guys had a content filter until I had to substitute "dislike" for another word. ick.)
If MTA were a doctor, the coversation would go something like this.
BTW, does anyone know what was up with the F today? Downtown trains were stopped at E Bway and Delancey, and Brooklyn-bound riders had to take the A at W 4th.
CYA time, indeed. Who the hell is running the show at the MTA? A bunch of chimps? No, I take that back, a bunch of chimps would probably do a better job...
I take the A train everyday and this fiasco, combined with the upcoming fare hike, has got me steamed. But I guess we can't do anything except bend over and take it...
Huzzah to Gothamist for some of the best coverage on this story. I hope you stick with this story for a long time and post on it often--it's being underreported in every venue, and I think it could be a great story for you!
to MT: so that surplus wouldn't have helped capital upgrades? like say, replacing A/C line switches from the forties? i'd rather pay more and get a better system. maybe if people like you weren't so short-sighted, the system would be better.
Ok, did they say how they'll secure this highly sensitive equipment from terrorists since they've proved to be no match for the ninja-like CHUDS and bums with their high-tech "wood" and Russian surplus "shopping carts." We can't take pictures, but bonfires are no biggie?
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