Comments on: MTA, Siemens at odds over technology projects

By: CBTC tests on L line a bit jerky :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Wed, 20 May 2009 16:39:35 +0000

[...] The MTA and Siemens have had a rocky relationship. The technology company won the contract to install train arrival boards along the L line and to equip the line with computer-based train control. As those projects are both behind schedule, the two sides have engaged in some finger-pointing in the past. [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » » Report: Bus GPS plan on its last legs

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:05:47 +0000

[...] a year ago, news came out that the MTA and its technology firms were at odds over a few key technology projects. The contractors could not figure out how to implement a GPS-based bus location system in New York [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » Subway arrival boards now five years late

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:06:25 +0000

[...] originally, this technology was to be ready for a system-wide roll-out in 2006. After announcing a projected 2009 launch date last December, the MTA has now admitted that the project is five years behind schedule and will not [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:10:30 +0000

The signs on the L Train at 6th Avenue at 9:45 this morning said that the next 8th Avenue-bound L Train would arrive in 36 minutes. Then, the countdown to arriving trains never appeared again… the clock remained in place for another 7 minutes, when the next train came.

By: Kid Twist

Kid Twist — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:05:58 +0000

I got on the subway at Grand Central this morning and the clock said 1920. Then I looked over some guy’s paper and the sports page said the Yankees just traded for some guy named Ruth.

Hmmm.

By: twakum

twakum — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:48:54 +0000

Got on the 6 today, the clock on the train said 7:08, which matched my watch. Took it down to BB/City Hall, got on a 5 to Fulton. It was now 7:06 according to the clock on the train sign, while my watch said 7:20. If they can’t the clocks right, they have no chance of doing anything bigger…