Much of the technology in the NY subway hasn't been updated in over 100 years

Re:Much of the technology in the NY subway hasn't been updat... by CPLX on Monday October 19, 2015 @09:42AM (#10412818)

These comments happen all the time, and represent a fundamental misunderstanding of what the NYC subway system is for. Namely, getting truly massive numbers of people (typically 5-6 million per day) to places they need to go quickly, completely around the clock.

You can compare apples to staplers by comparing it to other systems that don't do that, but that misses the point. When one actually moves here you start to realize just how the whole thing works, and realize that systems that close at night, or don't have express trains, are just hopelessly inferior and not a valid basis for comparison.

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Re:Much of the technology in the NY subway hasn't been updat... by jrockway on Monday October 19, 2015 @10:08AM (#10412949)

The real question to ask is, why can Tokyo Metro make a profit with those ridership numbers, but not the MTA?

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Re:Much of the technology in the NY subway hasn't been updat... by dagw on Monday October 19, 2015 @10:19AM (#10413024)

I believe Tokyo Metro owns much of the retail space and some shopping developments connected to their stations. Based on casual observation it seems that they're better at making that real estate desirable compared to the NY Subway. I wonder how much of their profits comes from that?

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