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jmc_bksI think I should rename this journal Dear MTA, You Suck.
There were significant train delays yesterday morning, which I fortunately missed, culminating the multiple cancellations. Another rush hour cancellation of two trains yesterday afternoon, as a result of a heat problem on another set of train lines. (A sun kink occured on the Camden line; locomotives being delivered for the Penn line were on the Camden line and thus were not able to be delivered timely.)
This morning, the Hanover Street bridge was closed**. But when I called MTA at 6:30am to see if there was a problem with the regular route, the dispatcher said that all buses were running as scheduled. WTH? Obviously not, since none of the four buses that I can usually catch ever arrived.
I want to use public transportation. And the state wants me and other residents to use it. But if it is utterly unreliable, then why would anyone use it regularly?
**The bridge was closed because a tanker spilled 800+ gallons of gasoline on the ramp to 95N. The smell woke me up at 3:30am. I have a headache. Today would be a good mental health day.
There were significant train delays yesterday morning, which I fortunately missed, culminating the multiple cancellations. Another rush hour cancellation of two trains yesterday afternoon, as a result of a heat problem on another set of train lines. (A sun kink occured on the Camden line; locomotives being delivered for the Penn line were on the Camden line and thus were not able to be delivered timely.)
This morning, the Hanover Street bridge was closed**. But when I called MTA at 6:30am to see if there was a problem with the regular route, the dispatcher said that all buses were running as scheduled. WTH? Obviously not, since none of the four buses that I can usually catch ever arrived.
I want to use public transportation. And the state wants me and other residents to use it. But if it is utterly unreliable, then why would anyone use it regularly?
**The bridge was closed because a tanker spilled 800+ gallons of gasoline on the ramp to 95N. The smell woke me up at 3:30am. I have a headache. Today would be a good mental health day.
