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GettingPhysicl t1_iwpvj0i wrote

Reply to comment by Grass8989 in Impending fiscal cliff ‘will destroy MTA’ without state aid: watchdog by LunacyNow

Theres gotta be fucking trains that do not need conductors. they run on the same damn track its not a car.

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lovemeinthemoment t1_iwq277b wrote

You go first. Let us know.

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GettingPhysicl t1_iwsci62 wrote

...are you under some impression that its more dangerous and i wouldnt try it? i use the subway. please, automate my line first if you want i mostly use the 1.

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Grass8989 t1_iwpwn0k wrote

Reworking the entire subway system to have conductorless cars would cost probably 100X what they pay the conductors in overtime.

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chug84 t1_iwq7nha wrote

So, you'd rather see people lose their jobs instead of the entire agency get audited for corruption and theft?

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GettingPhysicl t1_iwq9e4x wrote

id rather both. we don't hire people for its own sake. if you want universal basic income just say that don't hide it behind jobs we do not need.

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socialcommentary2000 t1_iwq7l2q wrote

This city still custom fabricates replacement parts for installed equipment who's original fabricators haven't existed for the better part of a century.

If the USA had an actual social contract and wasn't just a loosely associated group of assholes that happen to sit under the same legal system, we'd have modernized our marquee transit system in our Alpha World City ages ago.

Alas, we have shit culture so we get shit results.

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73577357 t1_iwq3lgv wrote

You're not going to win any union votes with that kind of attitude.

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Understanding_Naive t1_iwpvyh9 wrote

They need something to make sure everything is clear and the train can leave the train station. I think recently a guy was dragged to death because his foot got caught between the train and the platform.

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139_LENOX t1_iwqfxcx wrote

Pretty sure the 7 is like that. It's called CBTC.

That said, conductors are not the problem here.

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