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Re:Uber Hit with Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown by hansthehorse on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @05:35PM (#17719712)
Born and raised in Manhattan back when normal people could actually live there. I don't see how the NYC subway system could be other than a complete wreck given their insistence on running a 24/7 service. Shut down the system from midnight to 5am with a corresponding increase in bus service during that time.
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Re:Uber Hit with Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown by bunderbunder on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @05:43PM (#17719767)
In Manhattan they're mostly running a 4-track system, so they can easily shut down half the tracks for maintenance while maintaining 24/7 service. I think they've got other problems.

For alternative examples: BART is not 24/7, and possibly sucks even more than MTA. CTA's 2 main lines are 24/7, but it's nearly 100% a 2-track system, and its biggest problem (IMO, anyway) is that the arrangement of seats inside the cars is so very desperately bonehaded.

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