1. INBOUND N
Just to see what it would be like, I walked to Duboce Park to get on the
N. My experience:
got there 8:29
single Boeing passed full 8:30
boarded double Breda 8:45 (16 minute wait)
van ness 8:57 (12 minutes!)
civic center 9:01
powell 9:10
41 minutes. Several significant delays. When I arrived the notice board
said "K" and then told us that various cars in the subway were delayed.
But at least we sat in the stations, instead of the tunnel, as we waited.
The proof-of-payment system seemed to work. And the cars were air
conditioned.
2. OUTBOUND J
I took the J to Noe Valley on the way out. 20 mins to get into a car,
which was packed, but then it was on its way pretty efficiently.
17:57 arrived powell
17:59 announcement: "J in 7 min"
18:02 full N
18:06 full LM
18:10 MKMM
18:12 LL
18:16 NN
18:17 full J (single Boeing); got on.
18:20 civic center
18:21 van ness
18:27 market & church
18:33 dolores pk
18:36 liberty
It seemed that there were fewer cars than pre-ATCS, and they were
definitely quite full, but this time they were running reasonably
smoothly once they got in. No fix to the out-of-order problem.
They were announcing that people shouldn't ride in to Embarcadero due to
"heavy traffic."
Riders didn't seem used to the concept of four car trains. The four car
MKMM (Breda) was jammed in front and wide open in back.
I had a few takers for brochures & flyers, without actively handing them
out.
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