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teamgreen74 t1_jdcjcxi wrote

Maybe they should spend that money on making the fucking trains actually be on time for once. Stop raising fares to buy shit like this and fix the infrastructure that we have.

Ffs they are trains they drive on tracks so why isn’t it an automated system of self-driving trains like in other cities?

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therealsteelydan t1_jdctyol wrote

I know it seems like a small barrier to automation but there's still the labor issue. I'm very pro-union but I draw the line at people working jobs that don't need to exist. NYC's L train is basically completely automated but they still have to have an operator and conductor because of the labor agreements. SEPTA can't even get rid of the token booth position, good luck ever getting rid of the operator position. And I'm slightly furious that I have to cross Spring Garden to enter to BSL because of a stupid labor contract (they can't open the turnstiles unless there's a token booth employee present).

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mr__moose t1_jdeqqwz wrote

Lol the fucking booth operators that don't warn you when the train isn't running and just let you waste a fare? Fuck those useless assholes.

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