But I would still have to agree with what other have said here and that is that some line are not truly by themselves especially in the B division and probably shouldn’t have their own line manager. I am sure the B line can have the same manager as either the Q or the D. The Franlin ave shuttle can be controlled by the Q line manager as well.

I do think in the end, this will work better. The managers are on the ground working with front line employees directly or at the very least through one layer of management instead of multiple.

So how exactly is this saving money? How is this eliminating upper management?

Seems to me like it is adding lots more management where there was already too much. The TA has to many “chiefs”.

In the end, this will cut costs for the MTA, as well as increase accountability and efficiency.

In regards to Ben’s point in his post about the multiple lines overlapping, you have to remember the full scope of what is involved in each line. Each line isn’t just the stations, many of which are shared by other lines, but also the rolling stock, the seperate platforms and the tracks. If you look at the route maps, a lot of track is actually dedicated to just one line, even if it’s in the same tunnel as another line’s track, at the very least for significant portions of the line. i would suspect that the indvidual line managers have a fixed number of train sets which they oversee and are thus responsible for making sure are in a state of good repair and regular cleaniness.

If the MTA shifts the job titles around, as this program is phased in and established, the bean counters can then do their little efficiency studies and will eliminate superfluous positions. The key here is to actually create a system where there’s some level of accountability for things. Remember, the subway is made up of three former companies that were in direct competition with each other and even after the merger, the various systems have been run largely without regard to each other.
I think the most efficient change would come about if the operations of Metro-North and LIRR were merged, if all the LI Bus operations were merged with the NYC bus operations and then if the subway were run as its own division. They need to eliminate redundency at the top and work their way down.

For an example the A line will now have 1 line general manager, 1 assistant general manager, 1 line superintendent, and 3 deputy superintendents. That’s 6 managers for 1 line, then add all of the supervision that are tripping over themselves and you have way too much management.

A deputy superintendent makes about $101,000/ a year so you can imagine what these new managers are being paid!!!