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One last final last plug
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Aaron Gordon
August 2020
Introducing My Next Newsletter: The Mail
It's Signal Problems, but for the post office.
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Aaron Gordon
March 2020
Do You Work For A Transit Agency?
I want to hear from you.
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Aaron Gordon
The Follow Through
Why Andy Byford meant more to New York than just running the trains well.
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Aaron Gordon
January 2020
Here Are Your Andy Byford Farewell Letters
Hello everyone! What a strange few days it’s been. The follow-up news to Byford’s departure is the signaling expert Byford brought in, Pete Tomlin, has…
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Aaron Gordon
Your Andy Byford Farewell Letters, Unabridged
Last year I attended the re-opening of the southern entrance of the G at Metropolitan (the entry is at Hope & Union by the West Café). Anyway, it was at…
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Aaron Gordon
Andy Byford Quit. Let's Give Him A Proper Farewell.
In case you haven’t heard the news, Andy Byford resigned today. I will have much more to say about this in the coming days. But for now, I will note…
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Aaron Gordon
What I Learned About Cars
Hello, my beloved Signal Problems friends! It has been a while, and I come bearing news. Starting Monday, I will be the new senior writer at…
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Aaron Gordon
November 2019
October 2019
Happy 115th Birthday To The One And Only
New York City makes me feel very rich and very broke. I will be strolling through Prospect Park on a crisp fall evening as the sun slowly descends…
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Aaron Gordon
The Good News and Bad News About the MTA Capital Plan
About a month ago, the MTA released a list of $54 billion worth of major projects to be done over the next five years—a twice-a-decade rigmarole known…
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Aaron Gordon
Miracle On 14th Street
In the history of Signal Problems, I have never dedicated an entire edition to good news. I mean, let’s be honest, the MTA hasn’t given us an awful lot…
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Aaron Gordon
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