by STrRedWolf
I saw this off of Reddit: https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/03/13 ... ains-down/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
“It’s not that complicated,” a source with direct knowledge of the situation who asked not to be identified told the Village Voice. “The trains are slower because they slowed the trains down.”In short, MTA is forcing operators to go slower than track speed, sometimes nearly 50% slower, for no other reason than "for safety sake! Remember the Williamsburg Bridge crash!!!" and is just now noticing that they shot themselves in the foot.