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I always wondered if those were indoor escalators exposed to rain and cold. that explains the constant need for repairs. another brilliant investment by PA.
Posted on: 2013/1/8 23:51
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"An escalator can never break. It can only become stairs."
Mitch Hedberg (1968-2005)
Posted on: 2013/1/8 20:34
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That?s true, but the parallel lines that make up escalator tread surfaces can interfere with depth perception. Long escalators also do not have code-mandated intermediate landings.
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My wife was talking with some of the repair men who were working on the perpetually out of service escalator at Grove St. Turns out the escalator the PA bought was from a French company (not that there is anything wrong with that) but all the manuals and instructions are in French, and parts are hard to get. It's also a model that was designed for indoor use only.
Gotta love the ol' PA...
Posted on: 2013/1/8 20:08
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Until it starts running backwards for no reason...
Posted on: 2013/1/8 20:04
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It always amazes me when PATH closes an escalator, but doesn't let anyone use it as a staircase. Its not an elevator. It will still work as a stairwell.
Posted on: 2013/1/8 19:58
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You left out the ward C councilwoman has she said anything ?
Posted on: 2013/1/8 18:52
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Instead of "Thank you for riding the PATH" led lights, they should have "Sorry that you have chosen to ride the PATH"
I think the humor will actually help.
Posted on: 2013/1/8 18:49
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First, on the platform, there was an announcement of signal problems creating delays. Then the 33rd St train arrived and we took off. For maybe 1 minute. And then we sat for 20, during which time there were several announcements about signal troubles uptown that they were trying to fix. Finally, the conductor announced that they were unable to fix the signal problems, so they were turning us back around.
Posted on: 2013/1/8 18:36
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Has Fulop or Healy publicly criticized the post-Sandy Path circus? How about Christie or Cuomo? This is actually getting ridiculous.
Posted on: 2013/1/8 17:58
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Exchange Place will be a fun place today... All escalators will remain out of service today, until at least tomorrow morning, as per the PATH tweets.
Here is a copy: All three #PATH escalators at Exchange Place are currently out of service through tomorrow morning, 1/8/13. Please use stairs or elevators.
Posted on: 2013/1/8 16:51
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The escalator incident made CNN.
I love the annoying woman wailing at the end. http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/07/us/new- ... dent/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Posted on: 2013/1/8 15:30
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PATH just arrived the wrong way at Grove Street and dumped off a bunch of passengers who were en route to Midtown -- service is suspended for now. I get home to find not a single PATHalert email in my inbox. How worthless.
Posted on: 2013/1/8 15:23
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i dont know why but i kind of find that video hilarious. especially the people trying to run up it instead of turning around.
Posted on: 2013/1/8 3:33
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what was the cop doing to that woman?
Posted on: 2013/1/8 2:12
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I hear that tomorrow there will be no escalator service at Exchange Pl.
Posted on: 2013/1/8 0:54
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yea it does lol
Posted on: 2013/1/8 0:38
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Sort of reminds me of that really bad Stephen King movie 'Maximum Overdrive' where all the machines start killing people.
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THAT'S CRAZY! I use to take that escalator everyday there was always one shut down for some type of problem.
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Escalator suddenly changed directions during rush hour. Instead of going up it suddenly went down at a very fast pace.
http://www.northjersey.com/news/state ... dent_at_PATH_station.html
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What exactly was happening in that video?
Posted on: 2013/1/7 17:41
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looks like a fun ride!
Posted on: 2013/1/7 17:29
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Haha, I saw this on the internet. Not sure what station it was in.
Some NSFW language. http://i.imgur.com/6FF2a.jpg
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According to NJ.com, "A wooden plank on the tracks or under the platform caught fire shortly before 6 p.m. and transit was halted, said Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Ron Marsico."
Of course litter could have been the tinder.
Posted on: 2012/10/17 16:53
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I realize there are people who litter when they can?t find a trash can?and if we want them to stop there's little choice but to do their thinking for them?but MTA experienced track fires when there were cans in every station.
Posted on: 2012/10/17 15:08
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They removed the trash cans so the receptacles do not act as reservoirs for decedent materials.
Posted on: 2012/10/17 14:47
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Occasional fires are cheaper than emptying platform level trash cans. Er, I mean, safety, terrorism, no trashcans for you, 9/11! 9/11! Never forget! But yeah, they removed trash cans for litter to save money, and that translates to more trash on the tracks.
Posted on: 2012/10/17 14:19
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I'm very happy with CooCoo. It comes as an iPhone app, I believe as an android app, and you can text to it if you don't have a smartphone.
Posted on: 2012/10/17 11:28
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For those of you who want to check the path schedule on their iPhones, there is an app called PATHWay Schedule/Map and its nice.
Posted on: 2012/10/16 19:02
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It?s doubtful a cleaning regimen that is 100% effective would be practical, but the tracks are obviously vacuumed on a very regular basis. Taking a wild-ass guess myself, there are enough classless litterers among us that the tracks would quickly be deep under confetti otherwise.
Posted on: 2012/10/16 18:58
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