N-Judah, the Most Accident-Prone Muni Line? 01.17.12
Photo by JB
The N-Judah has just been found to be the most accident-prone Muni line, according the San Francisco Examiner.
The line, which carries passengers from Ocean Beach to the Caltrain station on Fourth and King streets, was involved in 84 collisions between 2008 and 2011, making it far more accident-prone than the five other Muni train lines.
The Examiner collected data from 2008 to 2011. But there may be a reason that the N-Judah has the most number of accidents, according to the SFMTA. From the Examiner:
The N-Judah carries more people and requires more service than any other Muni line, which is one reason it has so many accidents, said spokesman Paul Rose of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. He said the agency is seeking ways to make the line safer, and he noted that accidents have dropped for the past three years.
Read the rest of the San Francisco Examiner story.
Muni Disruption From Light-Rail Derailment 01.10.12
Rider Devin has an eyewitness report of tonight’s derailment on Folsom and Embarcadero.
Waiting at the Folsom and Embarcadero N/T stop this evening there was a muffled bang and a cloud of dust, which turned out to be a 2-car “inbound” N-Judah (well, N-Caltrain) derailing, with the rear car crashing into the corner of the platform. No one seemed hurt, at least from the outside, but the driver didn’t seem in a great hurry to let his trapped passengers out, either.
The train had cleared the intersection at Folsom, so there wasn’t a traffic jam, but still messy. If you were wondering what the “inbound delay at Van Ness station” notices were alluding to, this was probably it.
Bay City News via SFAppeal confirmed the derailment that happened just before 7 p.m. Shuttle buses were in place to take riders to their destinations, SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose told Bay City News. The cause of the derailment is under investigation, according to the report.
Way too much drinking on the N-Judah 12.15.11
Muni rider Ryan says, “If you’re going to drink on the N at 9:30 in the morning, be sure to bring an entire shopping basket full of Gordon’s gin.” Or at least share?
An N-Judah/Prius Sandwich 12.05.11
Muni rider Andrew sends this dispatch from Carl and Willard around 10 a.m.:
Looks like Muni is at it again (or in this case, may actually be the victim!). A car has become wedged between an outbound N Judah train and a parked car. Although nobody wanted to discuss what actually happened, it looks as though the grey [sic] car tried to take a right onto Carl st directly in front of an oncoming N Judah. Bummer.
Bummer indeed. And bummer that no Muni employees could explain what happened to Andrew. Anyone else have more info on this?
Talk about a fare hike! 12.01.11
Not sure that Sean realized how much this would crack us up.
I noticed this after boarding the N-Judah a while back.
Maybe this Clipper reader is a cyborg from 2013 that’s come back to destroy the son of … never mind.
Video: Live Rickroll on Muni 11.14.11
Are we all familiar with the idea of rickroll? Here it goes:
“When Jason put the boombox above his head, it played 5 seconds of Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” (per Say Anything) and then suddenly jumped to “Never Gonna Give You Up.” My costume was modified to be tear-away, and I was Rick Astley underneath. Boom. Real life rickroll.”
These guys did it all over town, and of course the N and L got rickrolled properly! Check out the video. Props to @SaraMurphy for sending this video our way … and in effect, rickrolling us, too!
Steven Seagal on the N? 10.19.11
Celebs riding Muni? What, it’s a possibility. Keanu Reeves, Hugh Jackman, Meryl Streep, and Madge have all been spotted riding the subway. I’m still waiting for my John Waters moment.
Hey Chris Brown, don’t let the back door hit you… 10.06.11
Raphael spotted this and sent it over to our inbox:
After seeing these adds on a million buses, I thought it was about time someone said something about it. I saw this on the N.
Advertisements are almost always ripe for commentary. We found that someone had some opinions about this No Strings Attached ad. And another crafty writer decorated this Bebe (we think) bus shelter ad. Spotted something amusing? Send it this way.
Eric’s Short Ode to the N-Judah 10.01.11
Photo by Lee Carlson
Before I get to the juicy details of who gets $50 from Google Places and Muni Diaries, take a second to check out Lee’s picture featured in this post. Pretty.
Today’s winning Google Places review goes to Eric, whose short ode to the N-Judah gets right to the point:
The N-Judah is one of the rare SF muni lines that offer fun games to play during your ride. In the mornings you can play “Try to find a seat that doesn’t have an sleeping elderly person next to you,” The evening commute also offers “Twister but with no support to grab on to but your neighbors ponytail. And can’t forget the late night game of “Stab wounds and lost wallets.”
Touche.
Eric wins $50 for his review, and you can too, by reviewing a Muni line on the SFMTA Google Places page. Our contest ends Sunday at 11:59 p.m. so get ready to write your review!
N-Verted on the N-Judah 09.06.11
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