Ask an MTA worker

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

It's bad, but not why you think it is though.
But a mini concencus is the E,F, and R are consistently the worst among the letter trains. Can't speak for the numbered lines.

Im not talking about service so much as riders

 

[radio rahiem]

how much of your shift do you spend conducting trains as opposed to doing other stuff?

and do you think a new hiree will most likely work in the A or B division?

we spend all day on the trains. Sometimes with no breaks.
New hire would be where the service needs it. Usually get a choice. But some don't. I got assigned to the B div and it worked out wonderfully

 

[radio rahiem]

Im not talking about service so much as riders

The neighborhoods it runs through has no shortage of knuckleheads. Washington Heights, West Village, East New York, far Rockaway.

 

[LoMax30]

Generally to what extent do the insides of trains get cleaned? Mopped? Poles wiped down (pause)? Panels wiped down? Does this happen everyday? Once a week?

 

[Reginald Noble]

Generally to what extent do the insides of trains get cleaned? Mopped? Poles wiped down (pause)? Panels wiped down? Does this happen everyday? Once a week?

Almost every night, more these days with the Welfare workers.

 

[Neuromancer]

What's your favorite part about the job?

 

[ridedolo]

what happens if you gotta use the bathroom?

you witness any violence or robberies?

are you forced to read the announcement about giving up your seats to the old or pregnant? i notice that only a few make that announcement.

 

[Reginald Noble]

what happens if you gotta use the bathroom?

They have bathrooms for the drivers at most stations for emergencies. The longer lines they switch drivers in the middle of the trip is in excess of like 1 hour or so.

My Pops peed in a bottle if it was that urgent (he used to drink a lot of coffee when younger). It's easier for conductors to do that but for train drivers it will fukk up the schedule if you don't time it right.

 

[SemiEnlightenedBum]

do ya'll have fare pseudo pigs who peruse the lines checking fares..?

out hurr i always rip the ticket up in their face and throw it at their face or feet..

 

[Dolla$]

Can i put you down as a reference when i apply for the telephone maintainer position in May? I'll email you my resume if need be.

 

[ridedolo]

do ya'll have fare pseudo pigs who peruse the lines checking fares..?

out hurr i always rip the ticket up in their face and throw it at their face or feet..

lol nah not on the subways in the 5 boroughs. that's on the long island rail road or metro north.


at picturing the bolded.

 

[SemiEnlightenedBum]

lol nah not on the subways in the 5 boroughs. that's on the long island rail road or metro north.


at picturing the bolded.

i know tis a puny paltry pittance in the illuminazi scheme of things but i refuse to pay Babel-On any tax imposed on the poor,especially in one of the richest cities/areas in the world..

i already punted my credit in orbit so tis either exodus,death, or a FEMA camp for thoust grime god,already came to terms with that years ago..

 

[Cave Savage]

They have bathrooms for the drivers at most stations for emergencies. The longer lines they switch drivers in the middle of the trip is in excess of like 1 hour or so.

My Pops peed in a bottle if it was that urgent (he used to drink a lot of coffee when younger). It's easier for conductors to do that but for train drivers it will fukk up the schedule if you don't time it right.

So let's say a conductor has to take a shyt really bad and a lot of the route is still left, what happens?

And I asked radio raheim a similar question already, but do they just have the drivers and conductors jump from line to line all day long without much of a break in between?

 

[radio rahiem]

what happens if you gotta use the bathroom?
We usually work our diet around it. we try to not eat food that'll make your bowels move or urinate. on the longer lines, A,F,R,D,2, we usually try to take care of that before we leave. we can get off the trains and go to the stations, but it's a hassle and not worth the trouble. but in dire emergencies, some of us do carry them. the bottles

you witness any violence or robberies?
My coworker who worked the A on midnights said Broad Channel is a hotspot for that. The worst I've seen is this couple at Morgan Ave on the L train. Sitting on the train quiet as a mouse, then when they got off, she [wife/gf] starts swinging at him, he threw her to the floor, punching her head and kicking her; I did my due diligence and continued service into Manhattan

are you forced to read the announcement about giving up your seats to the old or pregnant? i notice that only a few make that announcement.
yes, we're required to make announcements every 15 minutes, some do it way too often, and some don't do it at all. just how the conductor is feeling.

So let's say a conductor has to take a shyt really bad and a lot of the route is still left, what happens?

And I asked radio raheim a similar question already, but do they just have the drivers and conductors jump from line to line all day long without much of a break in between?

my bad for being vague about it.

 

[radio rahiem]

Can i put you down as a reference when i apply for the telephone maintainer position in May? I'll email you my resume if need be.

yea sure thing