Just last weekend, I went down into the 125th street A/B/C/D station to catch the first express train that arrived with my destination being W. 4th Street. When the D pulled up, I got on board and sat down promptly. The next thing I knew, the A train made a stop on the local track. No announcements were made, so I just assumed it was running local. 10 minutes passed and the D train failed to move. The only news my fellow passengers and I received was an inaudible voice over the PA-system saying “We are being held in the station by the train dispatcher.” Another five minutes later, we were prompted to get off the train as there was a track fire ahead. With no further updates, an annoyed – and probably late – girl approached one of the help stations and pressed the button. The MTA worker on the other end of the checkpoint had no idea there was a track fire.
My friend always says that there needs to be an app that specifically shows where every train is. He doesn’t understand how it is 2015 and this isn’t possible yet. Well, here’s why (click the picture for the full article)
Source: The Atlantic
