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Ah the infamous dumpster train. The light at the end of the tunnel that is actually false hope for hundreds of intoxicated insomniacs every night. Congratulatio
by IIAOPSW 11y ago
Ah the infamous dumpster train. The light at the end of the tunnel that is actually false hope for hundreds of intoxicated insomniacs every night. Congratulations, you've had one of the less publicized "true New York" experiences. Just learn to say "Houston Street" correctly and we might not even know you're a tourist.
The truth is that the garbage train only collects garbage at the stations. Not the entire city. Think about it, when it comes time to remove the trash in the station dumpsters, why run a truck over ground and lug trash up stairs when you can just run a flat-bed down the tracks.
Other unusual subways include the rare "track inspection vehicle" and the now discontinued "money train".
- pavel_lishin 11y agoMoney train? The inspection vehicles are fucking terrifying. It's like seeing a sunrise coming through a tunnel. The snow-blower trains on the lines that run outside, however, are awesome. A huge propeller-like turbine thing on the front, roaring along, sweeping the snow off the tracks. Very cool to see.
- IIAOPSW 11y agoBack in the token days, they used to collect the toll box fares the same way the collect the station garbage. Hence "money train". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_train https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_train Side note, on a desperate night have you ever found yourself wondering "maybe I can bribe the orange vest dude to let me ride the trash train because waiting here sucks."
- pavel_lishin 11y ago> Side note, on a desperate night have you ever found yourself wondering "maybe I can bribe the orange vest dude to let me ride the trash train because waiting here sucks." Never. But I've definitely considered just hopping into an empty bin, and seeing how far it'd take me.