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Subway scene question

posted 11 years ago by Keely
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I'm not sure how it is today, but when I lived in Manhattan (1971-1987) it would have been PREPOSTEROUS to arrange to meet someone in a subway train -- not just on a subway platform but IN A SPECIFIC CAR of the train at a specific time. The subways had no schedules and were pretty undependable. So the scene where Maisie is with Lincoln on the train and Margot is waiting for their train to arrive and spots them and just walks right into their car like she knew exactly when and where it would be was just ridiculous. But for all I know the subways have been made to run like clockwork since my time there. Can any current NYC people tell me whether this was as completely unbelievable as I found it, or have things changed so much since then?

[–] stack176 11 years ago

Lincoln probably texted her that they were on the train, or on the way or something. It's not impossible.

[–] Mehki_Girl 10 years ago

Of course trains have schedules. I rode them for many years andknewwhattimei could catch one. You can bring up the schedule on your cell now. Just say first, last car or 3rd car from the first. Not hard.

[–] terrafelicia 10 years ago

I lived in NYC as recently as 2008 and when I was going to meet friends we'd all agree on a car either in the front, the middle or the back. For example, when my friends further uptown were leaving they'd call me. I'd head down and wait on the platform, peering in the first few cars each time a train passed. Sometimes a few would fly by before my friends arrived, but we'd always meet up just fine. I never missed them (and this was before the days of wi-fi and underground internet signal). So, it's totally possible.

[–] Keely 10 years ago

Amazing. Things have changed so much. This was almost unimaginable back when I lived there.

[–] dragononwall 10 years ago

In North Europa we have timetables since 1958 , for the subway.

[–] LordManhammer 7 years ago

But even if there's a timetable, subway trains can come so often that it's hard to know if any given one is the "correct" one for that time; it's easy for a mix of slightly late and early trains to arrive at their incorrect time and be mistaken for one due at that time which is itself late or early.

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[–] poetcomic1 10 years ago

I lived in NYC for years and knew exactly which car would leave me exactly at which entrance of my usual stops.

[–] garrethcarter 10 years ago

No. I live in London and often meet my Dad or girl freind on the underground and we don't get mobile signal. It's simple I'll meet you at XXX station on XXX line at XXX I'll be on the back carriage.

[–] dragononwall 7 years ago

In Stockholm, even at the stations that are 100 meter underground, you have cover.
Also I think they're about to install wifi in the tub.