tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post3435223043552878134..comments2023-03-25T08:04:56.910-04:00Comments on Train Stopping: Sitting Outside South StationTrain Riderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13770262736281370513noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-64309733375263808342008-10-29T11:38:00.000-04:002008-10-29T11:38:00.000-04:00Anonymous at 9:32 PM -Are you a conductor? Because...Anonymous at 9:32 PM -<BR/><BR/>Are you a conductor? Because if you are, shame on you for bellyaching that there are only two conductors and you cannot get through the train to collect all the fares. I've seen other systems - such as the MetroNorth system out of Southern CT - process fares a lot faster with way more stops than a MBTA commuter rail line. I guess I should stop doing everything I need to do in my job because there is only 1 me but I am responsible for the "jobs" of five different roles.<BR/><BR/>Sorry you need 3+ to do your job, but there has to be another way. I'm spending way too much money every month on a compute rail pass that is sometimes never even glanced at. I feel like I'm subsidizing everyone else's ride. So I'll now pay 100% more to park and I'll buffer myself for another fare increase in '09. I'm pushing nearly $350 a month in assorted commuter costs for a service that barely gets me to where I'm going on time. Sorry if I'm p*ssed, but guess what, there are a lot of folks out there who would love a stable job in this economy. I bet they could find people willing to work with a smile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-75535927334463419372008-10-29T11:28:00.000-04:002008-10-29T11:28:00.000-04:00This is in reply to Anonymous #3 ... I'm not sure ...This is in reply to Anonymous #3 ... I'm not sure where any other worker could get away with somehting like that ... so basically you're saying it's just laziness on the part of the conductors? A way of sticking it to the MBTA/MBCR because they're pissed that they don't have 3 conductors on the train? Imagine if I said to my boss, "Oh, I just can't be bothered, there's too much work and I'm merely one person," I'd be lucky to still have a job. Stop acting so damn entitled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-51356130739522176352008-10-28T21:32:00.000-04:002008-10-28T21:32:00.000-04:00hey ray, did you happen to count the number of con...hey ray, did you happen to count the number of conductors on P506 on tuesday? there were two(2). the train carries over 1000 passengers in 7 cars (5 are double-deckers) and makes 17 stops. two people cannot possibly get through the entire train and collect every fare, in addition to boarding the passengers at all the stops. the normal complement of crew members is three and that is too few.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-61730156005860503712008-10-28T20:48:00.000-04:002008-10-28T20:48:00.000-04:00I am not in favor of a cap for the MBTA. I think ...I am not in favor of a cap for the MBTA. I think the MBTA, much more than MBCR, is staffed with too many subpar employees - remember the May Green Line crash, to this day we don't know why that happened - on a clear summer day in a straight section of the line. I am sure if they got the cap, the MBTA's negligence would get worse, rates would stay the same, and a few new managers at $100K salaries would be hired. They can barely be on time now, imagine what would happen they had a cap and were not all that concerned with liability? Before seeing a cap on damages I want a cap on salaries for management.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-76206409201155600232008-10-28T15:29:00.000-04:002008-10-28T15:29:00.000-04:00Every year, the T tries to get the legislature to ...Every year, the T tries to get the legislature to pass a 'cap' law to limit damages. But every year, lobbyists for trial lawyers and ambulance chasers get the bill killed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-50228638782529893992008-10-28T12:00:00.000-04:002008-10-28T12:00:00.000-04:00I took the P506 from Grafton to South Station this...I took the P506 from Grafton to South Station this morning. It was a nice quiet trip, but a little too quiet. I did not see one conductor on my car, no one came to collect fares, and I did not hear one announcement for what stop we were at.<BR/>I don't understand why they would miss out on collecting, when I'm sure they lost the bulk of yesterday's fares to the On-Time Guarantee.Ray Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678501709319081167noreply@blogger.com