ClamatoDiver
ClamatoDiver t1_jb0udug wrote
Reply to comment by Bestrafen in If you’re ever annoyed by service changes because of “Track Repair”, never forget the hard work behind them that keeps our subway alive. by beechcraft10
It's always funny hearing people say stuff when they have no idea what the duties of the people working are.
Work can require multiple teams to be in the same spot to finish something.
Let's take changing a section of track for example...
You have flagmen setting up safety zones and controlling the movement of trains, laborers removing and replacing, thermite welding teams replacing bonds or welding joints, the gauge has to be measured and checked and the track readjusted if needed, signalmen checking wiring and stop arms and lots of other little things.
Everyone is on site at the same time even if the thing they have to do isn't being done at that moment.
When I flagged I heard people complain about us just standing around when we were waiting for contractors to show up before work can start.
We sign in long before a job starts and get to a location in order to be ready to work when the contractor gets there and we get permission to set up the track once commission hours are over.
On general order jobs you have to wait for the G.O. to go in and get confirmation, so yeah lots of people are standing around waiting and doing nothing until they're allowed to begin work.
In locations where equipment can be pre staged so that it doesn't need to be brought in on the day of work allowing more time to work on the task of the day instead of spending time bringing in materials and equipment then that's what is done.
People just love to complain.
ClamatoDiver t1_jb0n77s wrote
Reply to comment by cleverpunnyname in If you’re ever annoyed by service changes because of “Track Repair”, never forget the hard work behind them that keeps our subway alive. by beechcraft10
Dunno where you've been but CWR has been going in for a long time now. It's not everywhere, but it's been installed in lots of places in the system.
ClamatoDiver t1_j4qcc97 wrote
Reply to comment by GoGaslightYerself in TIL The oldest known map of New York City, the Manatus Map, is lost; however, two 17th century copies of the map exist with slight differences. by wil540_
I'm unaware of that, but I've been fortunate enough to have touched the bare bedrock that was there before the section of the Second Ave line north of 63rd and Lex was finished.
That's listed as 155 ft deep.
ClamatoDiver t1_j4q820c wrote
Reply to comment by GoGaslightYerself in TIL The oldest known map of New York City, the Manatus Map, is lost; however, two 17th century copies of the map exist with slight differences. by wil540_
A few years back there was major signal work done on the Dyre Ave line north of E180th.
There was a constant flow of water in some sections that was only found after digging and they couldn't locate the source.
I had seen some old maps before because I liked looking up the history of the area, I happen to live in that section. I did more searches and found one that had old streams and sure enough there were several that used to cut across where the tracks are now.
Old streams don't go away when you build up the land, they just flow deeper.
This isn't the same map, but this shows the streams north of the R in Westchester
ClamatoDiver t1_j1smgt8 wrote
Reply to comment by Commies4Lyfe in Meet the amateur astronomer who found a lost NASA satellite by jarvedttudd
They pull a Scotty.
Cap'n I canna give ye the engines for 4 hours!
Twenty minutes later the engines are working.
ClamatoDiver t1_jb6ryv5 wrote
Reply to comment by swandito in If you’re ever annoyed by service changes because of “Track Repair”, never forget the hard work behind them that keeps our subway alive. by beechcraft10
Or just someone with common sense.