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IIAOPSW t1_jbs3z5v wrote

Reply to comment by ratheismhater in Latest subway cars roll into service, start their journey on the A line by kuberlog

You'll have to beat me first.

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WednesdayKnights t1_jbxi62u wrote

Remember when that teenager impersonated being an MTA worker and the one thing that got him busted was that he went over 45 mph. The MTA said that he did a great job except for that one mistake that got him caught. That kid was living his best life.

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IIAOPSW t1_jbxk9f0 wrote

I don't remember that. I do remember the guy with this lifetime obsession / mental disorder that impersonated MTA officials like a dozen times before working up the courage to finally hijack a train straight out the yard. He then drove it like he stole it. By which I mean calmly and normally so as not to attract police attention. He operated it perfectly safely making all stops as normal. He had studied the shit out of everything. His one true crime was operating an MTA vehicle on schedule.

To this day, no one really knows why this grown man didn't just apply for a job at the MTA.

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feelslikeheaven t1_jc3xvnt wrote

There's a documentary about this guy, it's called Off The Rails, came out a few years ago.

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WednesdayKnights t1_jcerjzs wrote

That might have been the same guy. It happen in the 90s, and I think he may have done it more that once. The MTA would have hired him except for the fact that he stole the train.

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IIAOPSW t1_jcetf78 wrote

Oh sure they could hire him, but he keeps doing it for free.

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