Comments on: No one really likes the E or the G http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/12/24/no-one-really-likes-the-e-or-the-g/ A New York City Subway Blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:18:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: J. P http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/12/24/no-one-really-likes-the-e-or-the-g/#comment-50775 J. P Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:40:00 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/12/24/no-one-really-likes-the-e-or-the-g/#comment-50775 The service on the E (Manhattan and Queens Bound) is disgusting and I am shocked that it only got a D. It is common for riders to complain about the unreasonable wait time plus delays during transit, but in recent years the E Train has been very slow. Passengers don't really hold the doors that much on the E so the passenger blame is not an issue. If the trains come frequently, they would'nt have to hold the doors because no one wants to "wait for the next train." It gets worse during rush hour because the train's lack of frequent service adds to the train cars' congestion of which leaves out many passengers who want to board, but can't because of the crowd. I rode that train several times during rush hour in the past and they almost never had any problems in infrequent train service and unreasonable transit delays. The E also lacks air conditioning and because that train is always crowded, thats a health hazzard for many riders. The MTA knows that the NYC population dramatically increases every year, so why don't they improve service/safety and stop raising these damn fares and building unnessesary stations? Every time theres a fare hike, the quality of train service declines. The service on the E (Manhattan and Queens Bound) is disgusting and I am shocked that it only got a D. It is common for riders to complain about the unreasonable wait time plus delays during transit, but in recent years the E Train has been very slow. Passengers don’t really hold the doors that much on the E so the passenger blame is not an issue. If the trains come frequently, they would’nt have to hold the doors because no one wants to “wait for the next train.” It gets worse during rush hour because the train’s lack of frequent service adds to the train cars’ congestion of which leaves out many passengers who want to board, but can’t because of the crowd. I rode that train several times during rush hour in the past and they almost never had any problems in infrequent train service and unreasonable transit delays. The E also lacks air conditioning and because that train is always crowded, thats a health hazzard for many riders. The MTA knows that the NYC population dramatically increases every year, so why don’t they improve service/safety and stop raising these damn fares and building unnessesary stations? Every time theres a fare hike, the quality of train service declines.

]]> By: Mike G. http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/12/24/no-one-really-likes-the-e-or-the-g/#comment-16187 Mike G. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:51:32 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/12/24/no-one-really-likes-the-e-or-the-g/#comment-16187 <i>50th/Broadway: Smelliest station in the system. It was all those stalagmites hanging, too.</i> Not the 50th, the 7th Ave/B'way stop. 50th/Broadway: Smelliest station in the system. It was all those stalagmites hanging, too.

Not the 50th, the 7th Ave/B’way stop.

]]> By: Mike G. http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/12/24/no-one-really-likes-the-e-or-the-g/#comment-16186 Mike G. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:49:52 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/12/24/no-one-really-likes-the-e-or-the-g/#comment-16186 50th/Broadway: Smelliest station in the system. It was all those stalagmites hanging, too. 50th/Broadway: Smelliest station in the system. It was all those stalagmites hanging, too.

]]> By: Larry V http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/12/24/no-one-really-likes-the-e-or-the-g/#comment-11231 Larry V Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:00:46 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/12/24/no-one-really-likes-the-e-or-the-g/#comment-11231 When I was in high school all of two years ago, I took the F into Manhattan from Roosevelt Avenue. Honestly, I don't know where the complaints about wait times for the E come from. There were E trains every 5 minutes or so, from my recollection, interleaved with the F. The real waiting happened when the E pulled in, and the poor folks headed over to 8th Avenue or Lower Manhattan had to cram themselves onto those sardine can R32s. That always took a while. When I was in high school all of two years ago, I took the F into Manhattan from Roosevelt Avenue. Honestly, I don’t know where the complaints about wait times for the E come from. There were E trains every 5 minutes or so, from my recollection, interleaved with the F.

The real waiting happened when the E pulled in, and the poor folks headed over to 8th Avenue or Lower Manhattan had to cram themselves onto those sardine can R32s. That always took a while.

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