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Friday Fast Facts: The L Reigns as Most Reliable Weekday Train in NYC

MTA countdown clock data reveals the most (and least) reliable trains in the city.

By Katy Golvala

Jan. 4, 2019 · 2 min read

Friday Fast Facts: The L Reigns as Most Reliable Weekday Train in NYC
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Friday Fast Facts: The L Reigns as Most Reliable Weekday Train in NYC

MTA countdown clock data reveals the most (and least) reliable trains in the city.

· 2 min read
Friday Fast Facts: The L Reigns as Most Reliable Weekday Train in NYC

Yesterday’s abrupt L-pocalypse cancellation means that New York’s most reliable train won’t shut down, after all.

Data wizard Todd Schneider used countdown clock data from January through May of 2018 to rank NYC trains…

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