Inside NYC’s eerie ghost trains: Empty subway cars and desolate stations during overnight shutdown for COVID cleaning
Trains still run on the same schedules, but only cops & transit workers are allowed on.
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Trains still run on the same schedules, but only cops & transit workers are allowed on.
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Just 5 transit workers were picked up by the early-morning A train route.
Train operators said pre-pandemic they’d pick up 50 to 100 riders during late runs on that line, the city’s longest.
More than 400 empty ghost trains run across NYC each night. bit.ly/2FDKrMM
Train operators said pre-pandemic they’d pick up 50 to 100 riders during late runs on that line, the city’s longest.
More than 400 empty ghost trains run across NYC each night. bit.ly/2FDKrMM
The subway — built to ease travel across the city — makes travel hard for people like Pedro Perez, a 48-year-old electrician.
Subways are shut in the wee hours, but empty trains still run on regular schedule every night — just not for customers.
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Subways are shut in the wee hours, but empty trains still run on regular schedule every night — just not for customers.
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“We could absolutely find a way to clean the trains without closing the system,” one MTA source said.
It’s unclear what effect cleaning has on COVID. Sources say the shutdown hasn't helped construction. Restaurant workers could be stranded as they reopen.
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It’s unclear what effect cleaning has on COVID. Sources say the shutdown hasn't helped construction. Restaurant workers could be stranded as they reopen.
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