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Re: November 6, 2016 B Division Pick N short-turns to 96th, W part of N |
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Posted by Michael549 on Thu Aug 25 11:46:36 2016, in response to Re: November 6, 2016 B Division Pick N short-turns to 96th, W part of N, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Thu Aug 25 00:16:54 2016. Please understand I'm not arguing the concepts, I simply did not immediately understand the word usage.Guys here have talked about "abandoned runs" to refer to a scheduled train or bus run that did not happen, and with adjustments to the schedule to maintain a consistent flow of trains. There may be other terms used. The MTA often talks about "train delays" and adjusting the scheduling of trains for the consistent flow of trains. I seem to remember discussions on this forum about train operators and conductors being assigned to "work as assigned" (or a similar term) as indicating a worker could be assigned to a train or bus run due to the lack of other regularly assigned personnel. "Not outs" referring to trains or buses that have not left the barn due to personnel issues is now clear. The impacts on the service provided to their riders would certainly be something to keep a track of. As a service provided issue, manpower and human resources issue - it truly makes sense to "make charts of absenteeism by division (barn) detailing sick, planned vacation, unplanned, other. Some years they reported runs covered by RDO OT, other years they did not." I fully agree with your statement: "I meant to convey, that I believe that a transit agency should roster enough T/Os, or Bus/Os such that the scheduled service can be run." Such "insider information" is extremely helpful to figure out what is going on. On another transit forum there is a discussion about the JFK Air-Train, and about how there is less service now than in previous years. The JFK Air-Train is a zero-person-operator-train system - so such manpower issues do not explain the less frequent service. Getting the "inside information" is a bit more difficult to try to understand the "why" of the less service provided. Thanks for being clear. Mike |
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