|
|
| Re: G Train Loop (1440980) | |||
 |
|||
| Home > SubChat | |||
|
[ Read Responses | Post a New Response | Return to the Index ] |
|
||
|
Re: G Train Loop |
|
|
Posted by Stephen Bauman on Wed Jun 28 06:45:05 2017, in response to Re: G Train Loop, posted by sloth on Mon Jun 26 23:52:23 2017. the robot operator, perhaps with convenient tech support a phone call to India away...From the passenger perspective, what's the difference between ZPTO and T/O's and C/R's who barricade themselves in their cabs to avoid passenger contact? One problem with not reducing costs through automation is that costs that cannot be automated are reduced to the detriment of overall service. Here's the NTD's breakdown for subway operations employee costs in 2015: Total cost is $2.2B; vehicle operations accounts for $0.9B; vehicle maintenance accounts for $0.3B; facility maintenance accounts for $0.7B; and administration accounts for $0.3B. N.B. vehicle operations - T/O's and C/R's account for 41% of the total cost. The areas that are most responsible for the current service meltdown - vehicle breakdowns (vehicle maintenance) and signal failures (facility maintenance) account for only 14% and 32%, respectively. Vehicle and facility inspections have been significantly reduced to maintain schedules and stay within budget. This has meant a shift from maintenance to vehicle operations. The result after several years has been the current service meltdown. the MTA seems to keep hundreds of those guys on the payroll to tell them how to stop the crews from earning too much money. There is a point here. The MTA spends almost as much on G&A as they do on vehicle maintenance. However, it isn't their number but their cost. Their average salary is $71/hr vs. $36/hr for vehicle maintenance workers. The direct operations personnel, whose number can be reduced through ZPTO, have an average salary of $40/hr. If direct vehicle operations costs were reduced through automation, more could have been spent on maintenance. That's one result of not automating functions that can be automated. |
|
|
|