Gothamist: "Residual Delays" on the L

Not Amused

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:58:32 -0500

So what ! What else is new !!!!

Miquel

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:14:41 -0500

Ivan- Watchit you SOB. I'm from a family of Molemen and my aunt was a CHUD. And don't gimme that "That's just how I talk" excuse either...

Hey Kristin

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 22:21:20 -0500

Isn't "sick passenger" just a euphemism for "somebody jumped in front of / got hit by the train"? When the hell do they stop the train because somebody has a tummyache?

Ivan

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:56:37 -0500

I just wish the MTA would finally admit that its attempts at eminent domain against the CHUDs, Morlocks and Molemen have failed.

amanda

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:34:01 -0500

>what kinda lazy s.o.b. takes the L from 1st ave to union sq? The kind who got on somewhere in brooklyn?

crybaby

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:30:24 -0500

what kinda lazy s.o.b. takes the L from 1st ave to union sq?

Reader

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:22:40 -0500

> Is there different from regular delays? "Is there different" ???

shadow

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:43:32 -0500

"Residual Delays" = someone lost their sh*t on a packed as sh*t, slow moving L train. I agree w/ commenter above, walking the distance is actually faster, heck you even have time for a coffee cart stop upon arrival.

Miquel

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:30:36 -0500

I've just taken to going ahead and walking through the tunnel from Lorimer to Union Sq... A lil scary, what with rats and dwellers and construction workers, oh my.. but somedays faster. most days.

Damian

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:48:27 -0500

Maybe they have a stupid ass maddening robot train announcer for "residual delay" too. There is nothing more maddening than having the train stop in the tunnel, then instead of the conductor announcing what's actually going on, Mr. Moviefone comes on and says "We apologize for the unavoidable delay". I want to pull that thing's circuit boards out like HAL's in 2001.

kristin

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:20:05 -0500

A "residual delay" is service slowness that happens when the cause of the delay has been resolved, but the trains are still readjusting to regular flow. A regular delay would be when you're stuck in a tunnel because the train ahead of you has a sick passenger on it. The residual delays would occur 15 minutes later when the person has been removed from the train, but the subways are still catching up to regular service speed and intervals.

carp

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:14:08 -0500

Is this like the press release they gloriously trumpeted a few weeks back that said the L work was finished and there would be no more service interruptions, except for the parts of the line where the work wasn't finished and there would be further service interruptions? And I'm very much looking forward to these "Real-Time Information" signs we should be getting within the next two weeks, according to the MTA's statement. Anyone want to join me in holding our breath for those? Anyone?

njm

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:24:56 -0500

it was working fine for me when i got in t 10am

Dan

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:12:57 -0500

L was closed at 1st ave this morning, all us commuters had to hoof it to union sq. In the gothamist contribute some guy said the L was broken down at lorimer.