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Jan 19, 2006 | 9:19 am
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Originally Posted by Rampo
In the US, I'm partial to my own DC Metro system. It's still a tourist attraction in its own right.
Jan 19, 2006 | 9:30 am
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Originally Posted by Analise
I like taking the Metro but it closes every night and opens rather late on weekend mornings. Which subway systems run 24/7 like NYC?
24-hour subways/rail .... cannot recall using one besides NYC after 3.30 a.m. for quite some time.
Then again NYC has some of the nastiest stations I've ever been to. Between the urine and the heat .... it can be really foul. Don't generally have that issue with the DC Metro
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Jan 19, 2006 | 9:41 am
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Tracks need maintenance, so they can't run 24 hours. NYC is an exception - also why I already said it's great - because most lines have 4 tracks. They can use two and run maintenance on the other.
BTW, here's a thought. The Hong Kong MTR opened in 1979 (I rode it on the first day). Except for the newer cars (which aren't much different from the originals), platform doors and Octopus, most aspects remain the same. So, can we say that subway technology has basically reached a plateau worldwide? That's unlike regular trains, where there are so many more high-speed rails around the world since 1979.
BTW, here's a thought. The Hong Kong MTR opened in 1979 (I rode it on the first day). Except for the newer cars (which aren't much different from the originals), platform doors and Octopus, most aspects remain the same. So, can we say that subway technology has basically reached a plateau worldwide? That's unlike regular trains, where there are so many more high-speed rails around the world since 1979.
Jan 19, 2006 | 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by chtiet
Not a smooth ride at all, unlike BART. I often (jokingly) think that DC drivers should take classes from BART drivers, since it seems that the systems are technologically similar....
Jan 19, 2006 | 10:03 am
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Originally Posted by Analise
I like taking the Metro but it closes every night and opens rather late on weekend mornings. Which subway systems run 24/7 like NYC?
Jan 19, 2006 | 10:28 am
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In Philadelphia, the express tracks on the Broad Street Line are most certainly used. Philly also has express trains (but not tracks) on the Market-Frankford El.
Budapest most certainly has the fastest escalators. Those things can give you whiplash.
DC needs to remove seats from the cars to allow for more standing. At least 3 days a week I have to let a train or two go by before I can get on.
Other cities besides Paris are developing those "never-ending" snaking cars. I think I've seen them in Prague and Vienna, (but maybe it was elsewhere in Europe?).
I would argue that Chicago has the loudest subway I've been on. You can hardly carry on a conversation on the Red Line.
Budapest most certainly has the fastest escalators. Those things can give you whiplash.
DC needs to remove seats from the cars to allow for more standing. At least 3 days a week I have to let a train or two go by before I can get on.
Other cities besides Paris are developing those "never-ending" snaking cars. I think I've seen them in Prague and Vienna, (but maybe it was elsewhere in Europe?).
I would argue that Chicago has the loudest subway I've been on. You can hardly carry on a conversation on the Red Line.
Jan 19, 2006 | 10:38 am
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Originally Posted by fastflyer
Chicago is the only other system in the world with 24/7 subway operations like NYC.
Jan 19, 2006 | 10:43 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
The DC Metro works on the weekends until around 2.30 to 3.30 a.m. and c. midnight/12.30 a.m. -- depending on route/destination -- during the other nights.
24-hour subways/rail .... cannot recall using one besides NYC after 3.30 a.m. for quite some time.
Then again NYC has some of the nastiest stations I've ever been to. Between the urine and the heat .... it can be really foul. Don't generally have that issue with the DC Metro
24-hour subways/rail .... cannot recall using one besides NYC after 3.30 a.m. for quite some time.
Then again NYC has some of the nastiest stations I've ever been to. Between the urine and the heat .... it can be really foul. Don't generally have that issue with the DC Metro
What I remember from taking the metro on weekends, it doesn't start until after 8am. Are they kidding???
Jan 19, 2006 | 10:45 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
And unlike NYC, Chicago's late night system runs on an actual schedule that seems to be very much on time -- at least on the Blue Line.
Jan 19, 2006 | 10:47 am
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Originally Posted by haveric
I would argue that Chicago has the loudest subway I've been on. You can hardly carry on a conversation on the Red Line.
Jan 19, 2006 | 10:59 am
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Originally Posted by Analise
Whoa, whoa, don't kid yourself. The subways run on a schedule. The E train, which I know the best, is pretty good with keeping to it.
http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/service/schemain.htm fails me often.