By Marian Swerdlow
Take a wild journey in the course of the ny urban subway approach with writer Marian Swerdlow, one of many first girls subway conductors. within the days while subway automobiles have been canvas for graffiti work of art and there have been no bathrooms for girls staff, Swerdlow proficient in Manhattan's underworld of tunnels and realized tips to deal with its risks and frustrations. This attention-grabbing insider's account from 4 years at the activity is encumbered with anecdotes that variety from the humorous to the painful to the absurd.
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Carelessness. I heard other suggestions, though: that the crew was using a buzz box, a piece of equipment that allows crews to send and receive buzzes and light signals only, and the motorman heard two buzzes, assumed it was his flagman, and moved the train. But the flagman was still down on the track. I was convinced that the equipment and the schedules were the culprits. Ahern's crew was in a hurry to get to their worksite. A buzz box is not a reliable means of communication. Still, a lot of the workers blamed the carelessness of the victim.
I was completely crushed. I had fallen in love. I was obsessed. Henceforth, my moods and my actions revolved around seeing Mark, speaking to Mark, trying to interpret his moods and his words. He held me at bay, rarely seeing me except on the job. There, "on the property," he constantly tried to persuade me to have sexual "quickies" with him in nooks and crannies of the Woodlawn terminal. '' He kept me at a distance, but he kept me. Page 24 A friend of a friend, who was a member of the "old opposition" in the union, called one evening to tell me, "The union is holding classes for shop stewards.
Waiting times for trains lengthened, and fewer trains meant more crowded trains. Even when a malfunction did not necessitate a train's removal from service, it might slow the train's movement, jam a door, or even close a car. Nonfunctioning windows, fans, and heaters made riding and working on trains more uncomfortable and unhealthy. These conditions were inconvenient and aggravating for both riders and workers. They led to rider hostility Page 3 toward the subway workers, whom riders assumed were to blame for the poor conditions.