4 ms·
> We have subway lines & trains wired up for 1 man operation but run them staffed with 2 due to union work rules. It's a city of 8M people. What's the differen
by markdown 3y ago
> We have subway lines & trains wired up for 1 man operation but run them staffed with 2 due to union work rules.
It's a city of 8M people. What's the difference between 1 and 2 here, really?
- steveBK123 3y agoThe inability to find efficiencies is what leads to ever spiraling costs. And further we have worst of both worlds. We paid for tech infrastructure costs to support lower staffing but are still paying for all the full staffing.
- markdown 3y agoBut it's an absurd claim to make that this multi-billion dollar operation that carries millions of people isn't doing well because trains have one extra person on each train.
- SkyPuncher 3y agoIt’s a weird point, I don’t get it. The argument is basically “NYC is flooded with transit money, but they can’t use it. Oh by the way, why are there 2 sub drivers?” The issue OP is making is much larger than 1x or 2x on each train.