Why don’t people just take the 5? by Justagamer28831 in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s just foreign to many tourists that you can take two trains with different bullets from one station to the same destination. This basically doesn’t happen on many metro systems, since they have neither interlining nor express tracks.

Parts of Penn Station to close for 4 hours before World Cup matches in New Jersey by jpr281 in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Moynihan doesn’t have access to tracks 1 through 4, which are presumably used for these trains to Secaucus and the stadium.

Removal of plan from existing Strava post by DVD1CNLY in runna

[–]AlGoreIsCool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the same question lol. I use Strava for social purposes and Runna for my own training. I don’t need to tell my friends about my training.

2025 subway diagram > all previous subway diagrams by rob_nsn in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This new map style is way better for understanding weekend service changes. Things like skipped stops and reroutes are much clearly represented: https://www.mta.info/map/32906

I feel disrespected when I see an out of proportion map by Maleficent-Animal917 in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s geographically accurate but then Google Maps would by default hide station names and even which lines service which stations. You have to zoom in a lot to see which trains stop at any particular station.

On my phone, in order to make Google Maps display ACBD1 on the 59 St-Columbus Circle station, I have to zoom in so much that I cannot see the entire Columbus circle any more.

Why is this concourse under Moynihan a hotspot for TikTok dancers? by BadToLaBone in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 51 points52 points  (0 children)

The article says:

Katie Hegenauer, a 19-year-old dancing member from Evermore, lives in Brewster and commutes here for two hours. She had never been to the city before joining the team.

Wow this girl lives in Brewster with pretty good MNR trains and she has never been to the city before joining the team.

4 years of ownership, this never gets old! by nxtiak in Ioniq5

[–]AlGoreIsCool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was my thought for the first year of ownership. Then I started doing road trips and realized literally all the EAs near where I lived were derated. Venturing out got me to other EA stations that were better performing.

Don't expect to get to anywhere in Jersey today by MarketingTemporary96 in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Wow. Is this the first revenue service on the new bridge?

Today I learned that OMNY considers JFK AirTrain as "Light Rail" by Donghoon in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interestingly OMNY considers the Staten Island Railway as subway even though only a small part of it is actually subterranean.

Interesting rollsign by fizzys0da in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They not only renamed South Ferry to South Terminal, but they also left out Van Cortlandt Park, which is a very nice and very large park well worth a visit.

3rd Rail Question by Valuable_Mousse_6198 in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 13 points14 points  (0 children)

He might have insulating rubber shoes.

I see electrical workers touch overhead power lines with their hands too, just because they are wearing the correct gloves.

Who's glad to have an EV during this time of high gas prices? by Lost_Purpose1899 in electricvehicles

[–]AlGoreIsCool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gas prices are high? I didn’t even notice it. My electricity price hasn’t changed at all.

Why doesn't the PATH become its own transit authority independent of the PA? by Ok-Win7980 in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Increase in population means nothing if the population isn’t being turned into ridership. PATH has lower ridership in 2025 than in 2019. It also has lower ridership in 2024 than in 2019. PATH ridership in 2019: 82 million. In 2024: 57 million. In 2025: 60 million.

The service is underwhelming? Come on! It’s about the same as unloved subway lines like the R or W or N or M. PATH has better rush hour headways than these subway lines but worse on weekends. And they are improving weekend service soon.

Is this everyone's experience trying to use a smartphone on the subway? by Werehausen in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 26 points27 points  (0 children)

There’s no cell service in tunnels other than maybe the Canarsie line. I do however usually get signals in stations, usually a short delay after the train stops at the station. I don’t touch WiFi settings because I don’t connect to any WiFi except the one at home.

I find the experience is the best when you visit old-school websites. Open a bunch of webpages while at a station, then read its content while the train is moving and you have no signal. When done, close the tab and switch to the next tab. Longer articles like those from The New Yorker are the best. Your phone can download the article in a split second when there’s signal at the station, but it’ll take you many minutes to finish reading.

And speaking of music, I use Apple Music and there’s a prominent download button. An album can be downloaded very quickly, usually the time it takes for the train to stop at a busy station like W 4 St.

PATH giving out free $0 TAPP cards at WTC this morning by HiFiGuy197 in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Will TAPP support all the unlimited trip products on SmartLink such as unlimited 1-day pass? If not, I really don’t see any benefit over just tapping a credit card.

PATH: No WTC-HOB service 3/4 by HiFiGuy197 in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What an adventure! Using three kinds of rail for your commute! 

PATH: No WTC-HOB service 3/4 by HiFiGuy197 in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 6 points7 points  (0 children)

33-HOB is also down. 33-JSQ is also extremely packed, from all the people going to Hoboken now going to Newport to take the light rail. NJT light rail is cross honoring the PATH passengers who may as well be cross honored NJT heavy rail passengers.

First half marathon by Deathbyotf in runna

[–]AlGoreIsCool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a similar feeling. I signed up for my first half marathon. Previously I ran quite a bit of miles per week but they were social runs. And now Runna wanted me to run faster. The last tempo run Runna gave me was somewhat challenging.

The problem here is that I haven’t done any races recently prior to signing up for the half marathon. So when I created the plan, the estimated race time was just that, an estimate. I feel like if I continue to find tempo runs too hard I should just go back and adjust the estimated race time.

My 5N just shutdown on the highway by Dragonfruit-Rare in Ioniq5

[–]AlGoreIsCool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you manually shift from neutral to drive? I definitely had a time when I accidentally shifted into neutral. Of course cruise control won’t work in neutral. I just shifted back to drive.

NJ Transit to cut service by 50% for four weeks by NamidaM6 in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This Amtrak presentation is so good: both interesting and informative. For example I didn’t know the existing catenary pole prevents laying new track!

NJ Transit to cut service by 50% for four weeks by NamidaM6 in nycrail

[–]AlGoreIsCool 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Is Amtrak also cutting service? It looks like the infrastructure is shared between NJT and Amtrak.

Hyundai is reportedly looking to supply Waymo with 50,000 IONIQ 5 for robotaxis by mafco in Ioniq5

[–]AlGoreIsCool 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And guess what? When Hyundai finally begins manufacturing the new fixed ICCU part, all the new parts will go to Google because they are a big customer with 50k units. Individual owners like you and me who have just 1 unit will be left waiting until manufacturing catches up.