XPost: uk.railway   
   From: basil@spamspamspam.com   
      
   On 27/10/2018 20:36, John Levine wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk  wrote:   
   >> Speaking about the renaissance of the passenger rail in the United   
   >> States, I have also noticed much complaining about the current state of   
   >> the New York City Subway, and I am wondering what is the cause of this.   
   >>   
   >> Is it really as bad as the media claim it to be, or is it more a bunch   
   >> of entitled, whingeing millennials on a rant after something did not   
   >> quite go to plan or a train showed up a bit off schedule?   
   >   
   > The subways have gotten quite a lot less reliable in recent years.   
   > The problem of course is money.  The MTA's budget is controlled by the   
   > NY state governor even though the subway is entirely within New York   
   > City.  The NYC mayor and the governor dislike each other even though   
   > they're in the same party, and there has been a good deal of   
   > grandstanding and funding of flashy projects rather than maintenance   
   > and upgrading of signal systems that date from the 1930s.   
   >   
   > The damage from the salt water bath that Sandy gave to much of the   
   > system did not help either.   
      
   NY City can't borrow money without paying money to NY State.   
      
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