Electrify
Senior Member
I'll admit I don't take the subway too often, and maybe I just never noticed this before, but the last few times I've been on the subway I haven't been too impressed with the performance of the trains.
It is one thing for this to happen during rush hour with trains operating at maximum frequency, but I took the subway yesterday (Saturday) afternoon, and it never felt as if the train was getting up to speed. Sometimes it would cruise at reduced speed, other times it would accelerate and then slow down in a jerky cycle, and sometimes it would slow to a stop between stations for no explainable reason. Even after an extended layover at Eglinton, things did not improve much. In the end the ride felt no smoother than a bus operating in mixed traffic!
Am I the only one who has noticed this? Is this a recent trend, or did I only start paying attention to it recently?
It is one thing for this to happen during rush hour with trains operating at maximum frequency, but I took the subway yesterday (Saturday) afternoon, and it never felt as if the train was getting up to speed. Sometimes it would cruise at reduced speed, other times it would accelerate and then slow down in a jerky cycle, and sometimes it would slow to a stop between stations for no explainable reason. Even after an extended layover at Eglinton, things did not improve much. In the end the ride felt no smoother than a bus operating in mixed traffic!
Am I the only one who has noticed this? Is this a recent trend, or did I only start paying attention to it recently?