Today was horrific

My friends,

Today was most likely the worst day in MTA history.

- 4 People hit by trains
- 1 Automobile destroyed
- 1 Derailment
- 1 Smashed station
- 1 Destroyed M7

Please keep this date in your hearts with you to remember today's horrors:

2/26/19

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2/26/19

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2/26.19

This is a bus, not your dining room.

M86 Bus
Beautiful Day

AND THEN THIS
This has to be the worst smelling take-out I have ever smelled and the scent filled the entire bus. Needless to say I was extremely happy when I was able to get off.

SO PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. EVER.

Thanks!
-OTR

All Aboard Platform C!

Ok MTA, I get it. Some things are not your fault.

But for Christ's sake

THERE IS NO PLATFORM C. WE USE NUMBERS. I do not know what possessed you and led to your odd decision to call out a platform that doesn't actually exist, but please don't do it again because I was so confused I needed an asprin. Cheers!

-OTR

Nice Talk

Had a conductor and a passenger launch into a full on conversation today on the 4:15. Nice to know there are conductors who actually care what happen to us when we step off the train. Whoever you are, thank you for being a caring human being.

OTR signing off.

PSA 2.0

Repeat after me:

I will not
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Stand on
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The left side
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Of the escalator
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Please tourists, for the love of God, some of us have to get home, so have some courtesy and move over. You are not exempt from the rules just because you're visiting. Just Sayin'.

The 5:55 UNexpress to L.B.

If you have taken the 5:55 in the last few months, you know how obnoxiously slow the train is. This train is an express from Penn with first stop Lynbrook but consistently goes 15 mph give or take. One can often see local trains overtaking us on the other tracks even though we are supposed to go as fast if not faster then them. After all, we are and express train. At one point, I was even on a 5:55 that just stopped at Jamaica and let passengers on and off because our train was going so slow that once the stop signal was given, they just opened the doors.

After Jamaica, things tend to speed up a bit.....

But once we hit Locust Manor, we're back to the same old snail speeds again. 

It is a dream of mine that one day, the 5:55 will actually go express speeds. Until then, we can only hope.

This is NOT OK

I'm sorry. I can take delays, schedule changed, fare hikes, and false promises; but I cannot take sewage on the bathroom door. Not only is this probably breaking 100+ health codes, it is also disgusting. This is a commuter service we pay 300+ for every month, and while it's not great, I can accept the rest of the downfalls of the MTA, but this is horrendous. 

sewage

SEWAGE!

Come on MTA, you are better than that!