Report: G train outshines reputation, L train disappoints, Hurricane Sandy lingers
However trendy it may be to knock the G, a new report finds that the oft-ridiculed subway line continues to outperform its reputation, while delays along the neighboring L train have gotten dramatically worse.
In the first ten months of 2012 before Hurricane Sandy deluged New York City's subway system, the stumpy line of ill repute had fewer "controllable" delays than any other subway line in New York City, according to the Straphangers Campaign, which issued its second annual report analyzing the email and text message alerts sent by the M.T.A. to some 92,000 subscribers whenever incidents like signal malfunctions create delays expected to last several minutes.
In the interest of fairness, the Campaign excluded all delays it deemed beyond the control of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, like those caused by sick passengers or police investigating a suspicious package.
In 2012, as in 2011, the G train had the fewest delays
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