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I wonder how clean or dirty is the Baltimore subway.
Baltimore for whatever reason was relatively late when it came to building a subway system compared to other cities in the Northeast Corridor. Having been on the metro, I would say Baltimore falls in the middle in that its subway system is cleaner than Philadelphia and New York City but dirtier than Boston and Washington DC's subway systems.
Not really. It depends. The tunnels and subway stations are usually pretty filthy, but the trains themselves are usually ok. The older ones seem dirtier but I think it's because they're older - they're not actually dirty, they just feel it because they're old. I really like the newer trains a lot. I very rarely find a dirty train.
I don't know what anyone expects of a subway system - it's underground, gets wet, people bring down dirt, gravel, salt from the sidewalks outside if it's snowy/icy in the winter, etc. People bring food and drinks down there, homeless people looking for shelter pee (gross but it's reality - I'm sure drunk people pee down there, too). Hell, some of New York's subways flooded during Sandy - they're still working on some areas. The Hudson River was literally sloshing through some of the tunnels. A system as used as NYC's will never be "clean" because it's not possible or practical. It's not like the subway goes dead at a certain time, at least not every line. A system so heavily used and popular won't be spotless or even just slightly dirty. Maybe the cleaner subway systems aren't nearly as used as the dirtier ones. It only makes sense if that is the case.
One thing the NYC subway system is not, though, is a "piece of crap."
Not really. It depends. The tunnels and subway stations are usually pretty filthy, but the trains themselves are usually ok. The older ones seem dirtier but I think it's because they're older - they're not actually dirty, they just feel it because they're old. I really like the newer trains a lot. I very rarely find a dirty train.
I don't know what anyone expects of a subway system - it's underground, gets wet, people bring down dirt, gravel, salt from the sidewalks outside if it's snowy/icy in the winter, etc. People bring food and drinks down there, homeless people looking for shelter pee (gross but it's reality - I'm sure drunk people pee down there, too). Hell, some of New York's subways flooded during Sandy - they're still working on some areas. The Hudson River was literally sloshing through some of the tunnels. A system as used as NYC's will never be "clean" because it's not possible or practical. It's not like the subway goes dead at a certain time, at least not every line. A system so heavily used and popular won't be spotless or even just slightly dirty. Maybe the cleaner subway systems aren't nearly as used as the dirtier ones. It only makes sense if that is the case.
One thing the NYC subway system is not, though, is a "piece of crap."
You shouldn't be explaining this to freshflakes. He's one of those bashers, he won't comprehend what you just said lol.
Not really. It depends. The tunnels and subway stations are usually pretty filthy, but the trains themselves are usually ok. The older ones seem dirtier but I think it's because they're older - they're not actually dirty, they just feel it because they're old. I really like the newer trains a lot. I very rarely find a dirty train.
I don't know what anyone expects of a subway system - it's underground, gets wet, people bring down dirt, gravel, salt from the sidewalks outside if it's snowy/icy in the winter, etc. People bring food and drinks down there, homeless people looking for shelter pee (gross but it's reality - I'm sure drunk people pee down there, too). Hell, some of New York's subways flooded during Sandy - they're still working on some areas. The Hudson River was literally sloshing through some of the tunnels. A system as used as NYC's will never be "clean" because it's not possible or practical. It's not like the subway goes dead at a certain time, at least not every line. A system so heavily used and popular won't be spotless or even just slightly dirty. Maybe the cleaner subway systems aren't nearly as used as the dirtier ones. It only makes sense if that is the case.
One thing the NYC subway system is not, though, is a "piece of crap."
Speaking of Sandy, how's the South Street Seaport station these days? That was the station me and my mother came out of coming back from Brooklyn last time we visited a few weeks before Sandy was born. I remember the pics and the news feed of that particular station along with several others being severely flooded.
Clevelands Rapid subway system is older but pretty clean as far as the cars are concerned. The platforms outside of Tower City could use some work.
Cleveland has actually been in the process of rebuilding most of its stations in the last few years. Most are pretty attractive. RTA does a good job keeping their trains clean, and keeping the track area free of graffiti.
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