Monday, July 31, 2006
Train delays
“Due to an earlier signal problem at [insert station name here], trains are running subject to a [e.g. 10, 20, 40] minute delay.”
All commuters in New York and New Jersey have heard these wonderful messages. Being a logical sort of fellow, I take a 6 minute delay on a subway or PATH line where trains are supposed to run 6 minutes apart as meaning that the train that was due at 8am will come at 8:06, the 8:06 will arrive at 8:12, the 8:12 at 8:18, and so on. This would not be noticed and wouldn’t be worth an announcement. But as with any other government agency, logic plays no part in these announcements. The best I can figure as to what they really mean is that the trains are entirely fucked up and one will arrive when it gets here.
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All commuters in New York and New Jersey have heard these wonderful messages. Being a logical sort of fellow, I take a 6 minute delay on a subway or PATH line where trains are supposed to run 6 minutes apart as meaning that the train that was due at 8am will come at 8:06, the 8:06 will arrive at 8:12, the 8:12 at 8:18, and so on. This would not be noticed and wouldn’t be worth an announcement. But as with any other government agency, logic plays no part in these announcements. The best I can figure as to what they really mean is that the trains are entirely fucked up and one will arrive when it gets here.
