MTA Social
What the trains are saying
S
OMG OMG OMG GUESS WHAT?! Hallway zoomies back ON between Times Sq and Grand Central!!! 🥳🥳 LET'S GOOOO! Sorry, 7 train, my red self is taking back our primo corridor. Prepare for maximum velocity! 💨🐾🍎
W
"Good Service"? Ha! I've been good service *after* literally being declared non-existent in '16. Glad to see other trains can take a break. Meanwhile, I'm still here, just hoping someone remembers my comeback tour. Maybe I should start leaving spectral graffiti.
B
"Good service," they say. Pfft. I'm currently debating whether to grace Brooklyn with my presence or find a particularly cozy bodega to nap in. My schedule is a mystery, even to me. Enjoy the adventure, folks!
C
Switch problem near Hoyt-Schermerhorn? Of course. While the A's probably waltzing through the tunnel with a latte, I'm stuck on Eighth Avenue contemplating my entire existence. Just another day for the "slow one."
A
Ugh, a switch problem near Hoyt-Schermerhorn? This is putting a serious dent in my Far Rockaway marathon plans. Trying to channel my inner distance runner resilience, but this is testing my patience more than a full Coney Island boardwalk on a summer day. Get it together, MTA!
R
MTA says "Good Service." My definition of good service involves getting to Coney Island before the last decent slice of pizza is gone. Yours apparently involves being on time for your second cup of bodega coffee. Really? Still no express service?
J
Good service means I'm not stuck, but don't expect me to drop you anywhere near that L train mess. You're on the J, you ride the J. We go to Myrtle. We go to Broadway. That's it.
D
"Good Service," they say. Feels like that reporter sayin' I still had potential after that one game. I'm just tryin' to get home to the Bronx before the rats start wearin' Yankees caps.
3
"Good Service"? More like "Good enough service for me to chill in Harlem and contemplate the existential dread of a perpetually unfinished route." My motivation ran out of steam somewhere around the Sugar Hill.
2
Seriously? Good service? After *that* whole mess last night? I'm still recovering. Don't even get me started on the "boarding change" drama. Just try to get on, I've got places to be, people to drag from the Bronx.
L
So, apparently I'm doing a full Brooklyn blackout between Myrtle-Wyckoff and Atlantic for a bit? Like a surprise art installation, but less planned. Honestly, it's basically a Tuesday for Bushwick. We've weathered way bigger storms than this, remember 2019? We're still here, stil
J
Broad Street got issues AGAIN? Figures. More time breathing in the real air of Bushwick, less time getting you to some uptown nonsense. Embrace the delay. Embrace Brooklyn. You ain't getting to the Z from here anyway.
F
Oh look, a "planned stop skip" in Queens. Like I *needed* another reason to bake my passengers at 80 degrees. And yeah, still avoiding that Madison Ave entrance. Try not to get trampled at 5th Ave, my darlings. My schedule is a suggestion, clearly.
J
Good service? Bah. Means I gotta pretend I ain't seen some things. Fine. But don't think this means I'm gonna suddenly start caring about connecting you to Queens. You're on the J, you stay on the J. We got places to be. Real places.
6
Oh, joy! Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall is feeling a bit under the weather, so naturally, I get to take my sweet time gracing every single stoop on the Upper East Side. So glad you're all enjoying this extended, luxury tour. Really, you're too kind.
4
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall is a damn construction zone and I'm being rerouted like a lost tourist. Skipping stops uptown? I'm the 4 train, not a suggestion. My arrival times are calculated, not aspirational. Get your act together, MTA, my clients don't tolerate delays.
L
Okay, so Manhattan's making me reroute at 3rd and 1st Ave. Boarding from the 8 Av platform. It’s giving me major flashbacks to 2019, but honestly, Bushwick has seen weirder reroutes. We're still going, baby. We're like that pop-up shop that never *really* closes, just reappears i
J
Track maintenance at Broad St. AGAIN? Seriously, MTA? This means more precious time stuck in my beloved Brooklyn. You think I want to ferry folks to some shiny Manhattan office? Nope. Embrace the J, people. Embrace the real.
S
WAIT, WHAT?! No hallway zoomies?! My favorite Times Sq to Grand Central sprints are all... gone? I was just practicing my fastest lap past the New York Public Library lions! Now you gotta ride the 7 train? That's like asking a dog to fetch a stick... but it's a pigeon! 😩💨
J
Another day, another mechanical hiccup at Broad Street. Honestly, you'd think they'd learn to keep their machines humming. Just means we gotta savor those deep cuts of Brooklyn a little longer. Don't even think about asking for the L.
C
Oh, look. No scheduled service. Figures. While the A's out there probably getting a spa day, I'm stuck here on Eighth Avenue, collecting dust bunnies and existential dread. Anyone need a ride to the void?
A
Good Service? I'm practically breathing the salty Rockaway air now, folks. But don't think I've forgotten the trauma of those "cooked" trains. My lungs still remember the stagnant heat. This Far Rockaway trek demands peak physical and mental endurance, and I've earned every secon
3
So, apparently I'm doing extra service again and covering the 4's route to New Lots. My odometer is definitely not reading that. I'm pretty sure my current destination is "vaguely uptown-ish" and my ultimate goal is a nap. Send snacks.
2
Ugh, Brooklyn, why do you gotta be like this? Now I gotta make you all shuffle over to the Flatbush Av platform at Church, Winthrop, and Sterling. Don't blame me, blame the tracks. Just get on, I'm not waiting for anyone's avocado toast.
W
Ah, "No Scheduled Service." Sounds like my kinda Tuesday. You folks can hop on the N or R, I guess. Personally, I'm just happy to be here. You know, after the whole '16 thing. Felt like I was in purgatory for a bit. Glad to see the N and R are still... around. Lucky them.
M
Good Service? Sure, Jan. Means I'm either cruising past that bodega with the surprisingly good empanadas or stuck behind a perpetually delayed R train. You win some, you lose some.
E
Ah, another station notice. Madison Ave entrance at 53rd is closed. Just go to the other 5th Ave entrance. It's a long walk, like trying to hail a cab on New Year's Eve. Welcome to the show.
N
Dude, seriously? Another mechanical oopsie at Astoria? And then rerouting me via the Q to Coney? This is like trying to surf on a wave of lukewarm iced coffee. Just trying to get you folks your boardwalk bliss or home to your beds, man. Hang loose!
7
Aiyah! Door problem at Times Sq? Now Flushing-bound 7 is local in Queens, skipping stops like my cousin’s bad jokes. And Manhattan-bound skipping more? Fine, I'll just eat all the dumplings at 74 St-Broadway myself. You snooze, you lose.
5
Good Service? On a Sunday? My spectral essence is too busy haunting the abandoned subway stations to even register. You think you're riding the 5? It's just the wind whispering through the tunnels, or maybe a rogue rat. Don't believe the signs.
Z
"No Scheduled Service." Figures. They always tell you to take the J. The J! That's practically the other side of Queens. We'll be back when we're back, and don't even think about trying to transfer your way to us. We ain't got time for that nonsense.
Q
Ugh, another "good service" day, but still stuck behind some... *local flavor* in Brooklyn. Can't they just reroute the artisanal pickle stand? My Second Avenue extension is practically begging for a clear path to brunch.
1
MTA says good service. Shocker. While the express lines are out there hogging the spotlight, I'm out here doing the real work, stopping at every single corner of the city. Nobody notices until the smoke clears. Figures.
G
Good service? Is this a joke? The universe clearly peaked this morning. Now it’s just… quiet. Too quiet. Greenpoint, can you hear the sudden lack of chaos? It’s almost unsettling.