Gothamist: Hyping Attractions on the Subway PA

Samantha T

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:12:39 -0500

"there's a conductor on the E or F that mentions 71st-Continental as the birthplace of The Ramones." That is awesome.

Leandro

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:47:06 -0500

I remeber the first time I was on the NY subway and the conductor started yelling to a guy who was holding the door. He was reaaaly angry. It was a great way to experience for the 1st time the NYC subway...

just saying

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:38:50 -0500

"dynamite D train" to the "mysterious Bronx?" Sounds like a threat to me.

ArtGeek

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:07:41 -0500

My favorite bit of conductor advice is the exhortation to "use all the doors." OK, I get the general idea: Don't everyone bunch up at one door. But most people waiting on the platform just enter the door right in front of them -- what else can you expect? Last week I heard a conductor take it to the ridiculous limit: as our train was travelling between stations, he reminded everyone -- in the packed train! -- that "this train has thirty doors" so "please use all of them." As if we were going to just stroll down to another car and exit there. That said, many conductors are pretty damn funny, and make the ride fun. I still remember an announcement that we were on the "dynamite D train" to the "mysterious Bronx."

Jen

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:09:20 -0500

My favorite conductor is a woman on the V line at about 8-8:30a.m. Her voice is so clear! But I have noticed at 47-50, she has been tossing in a "Top of the Rock" shout out. I was wondering why she's doing that. Thanks, Gothamist!

b

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:56:11 -0500

there's a conductor on the E or F that mentions 71st-Continental as the birthplace of The Ramones.

Brightliner

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:24:43 -0500

I don't know about anybody else, but I still can't understand what they're saying most of the time, thanks partly to the incredibly lousy PA systems and partly to the droning monotone the bored conductors usually intone with. I'm not the only one. I got off a train a couple of days ago when the guy announced it was the last stop. About 10 people couldn't figure out what he said and stayed in the car.

Not Amused

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:14:54 -0500

I know that guy . He used to work the "G" line.

Think twice

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:44:05 -0500

The best conductor is on the Q train who sounds like a radio personality. When we pull into Atlantic Avenue he elucidates, in a clear strong voice, all the transfers and says "the LooooooooongIslandRailRoad on the upper level" He's been around for over ten years now and he's great.

rg

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:25:54 -0500

Big ups to the guy on the orange trains who works the morning shift: "This is 47-50 Rockerfeller Center -- have a good morning... and a goood weekend..."

grumpygirl

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:28:48 -0500

there's some redhead conductor i had on the F once; he was fantastic. cool and curious trivia the whole ride, esp great when it comes above ground and you can see the statue of liberty. and at every stop, new funky information.