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Posted by sitechboy on Sun Jun 18 00:29:35 2006, in response to Re: Study Re: Here comes Staten Is. Light Rail, posted by The Port of Authority on Sun Jun 18 00:06:01 2006. Sorry to skew from the North Shore Idea, but I have a SIR Question.Today I was taking SIR for the first time in a few months. The ferry arrived at St George a litle late, and I got to the train 4 minutes after the hour. Sadly, the train had left promptly on the hour and I was stuck inside "fare control" as my unlimited card wouldnt let me out, lol. So me and my ferry friends got to enjoy the waiting area for a half hour. When did this practice start? I took the ferry/train combo for 20 years, and it was always the practice that the train waits for the ferry transfers, even if it was late. I feel like I've been on ferries that arrive 10 to 15 minutes late, and the train was still there. I don't quite understand the reasoning here at all, since observationally it seems like 95% of southbound SIR customers board at St. George. Further, they are the only ones paying to use the system, so I feel like they deserve this courtesty. Additionally, the following train now had two ferry loads of passengers. My guess is they're just concerned with their on-time statistics, but this is not in their customers' best interest. |
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