And my Future debit card doesn't work on Google Pay, but it does with Samsung Pay. But outside of OMNY, it works fine with Google Pay.
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
And my Future debit card doesn't work on Google Pay, but it does with Samsung Pay. But outside of OMNY, it works fine with Google Pay.
With OMNY, my Discover card won't work through Google/Samsung Pay, but the physical card does work. My Amex card always says it doesn't work the first time I tap it, so I need to tap it 2-3x for it to work, and then it seems fine.
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
With OMNY, my Discover card won't work through Google/Samsung Pay, but the physical card does work. My Amex card always says it doesn't work the first time I tap it, so I need to tap it 2-3x for it to work, and then it seems fine.
I barely had enough coins to be able to get out, and then I had to go into town to get more coins to be able to go back.
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I barely had enough coins to be able to get out, and then I had to go into town to get more coins to be able to go back.
Oh similarly, Tren Suburbano in CDMX took cards at Buenavista, but then I went farther then I was initially planning and didn't have enough to tap out, and the ticket machines there only took coins! Not even cash.
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Oh similarly, Tren Suburbano in CDMX took cards at Buenavista, but then I went farther then I was initially planning and didn't have enough to tap out, and the ticket machines there only took coins! Not even cash.
EMV has done much more integration that most transit agencies, though.
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
EMV has done much more integration that most transit agencies, though.
Is this a turn, though? She already killed outdoor dining. She's been bad from the start.
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Is this a turn, though? She already killed outdoor dining. She's been bad from the start.
Can we import these foxes?
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Can we import these foxes?
Idk. A 2 train got diverted there when someone stole signaling equipment in the Bronx, and they thought they got sent to a nonexistent station.
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Idk. A 2 train got diverted there when someone stole signaling equipment in the Bronx, and they thought they got sent to a nonexistent station.
Vancouver, for example, has considerably lower OTP than other PSD automated systems (93.6% in 2024 Q1, www.translink.ca/-/media/tran...). Elsewhere, 99% is very common. There's a reason Copenhagen added PSDs to its above-ground stations, and why Nuremberg still has plans to, too.
www.translink.ca
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Vancouver, for example, has considerably lower OTP than other PSD automated systems (93.6% in 2024 Q1, www.translink.ca/-/media/tran...). Elsewhere, 99% is very common. There's a reason Copenhagen added PSDs to its above-ground stations, and why Nuremberg still has plans to, too.
That helps with intrusion detection, but not with preventing intrusions in the first place. So without PSDs, you don't get nearly as many of the reliability benefits as GoA4 + PSD systems.
www.translink.ca
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 AM
That helps with intrusion detection, but not with preventing intrusions in the first place. So without PSDs, you don't get nearly as many of the reliability benefits as GoA4 + PSD systems.
It's like the riders who thought 148th wasn't a real station
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
It's like the riders who thought 148th wasn't a real station
Have they said what service will be once it's fully finished and there's no more testing?
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Have they said what service will be once it's fully finished and there's no more testing?
Bring back the money train and make it the mayor train
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Bring back the money train and make it the mayor train
BQ Rail/John Pegram FOILed it: bqrail.substack.com/api/v1/file/...
bqrail.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BQ Rail/John Pegram FOILed it: bqrail.substack.com/api/v1/file/...
This is their projections from 2023:
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is their projections from 2023:
Also, they really should move the R211s to the EF. They could use then more for crowding, and especially the E is not very full off-peak, so people can still get seats even with fewer of them. And it'll give the R160s a break from 24/7 service at Jamaica.
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Also, they really should move the R211s to the EF. They could use then more for crowding, and especially the E is not very full off-peak, so people can still get seats even with fewer of them. And it'll give the R160s a break from 24/7 service at Jamaica.
They estimate the NB AM peak load point as 2 Av, so I think they know already.
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
They estimate the NB AM peak load point as 2 Av, so I think they know already.
But at least if you walk on the other side of the fences, someone can't easily push you
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
But at least if you walk on the other side of the fences, someone can't easily push you
Operating budget is not constant.
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Operating budget is not constant.
Especially when they're all very large ADA bathrooms. Is it still accessible if only some are full sized ADA bathrooms as long as the open gangways are accessible (they are on the Avelia for example)?
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Especially when they're all very large ADA bathrooms. Is it still accessible if only some are full sized ADA bathrooms as long as the open gangways are accessible (they are on the Avelia for example)?