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40 lines
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By: Mike Keller
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To: Ted Carter
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Re: I just wish I knew ...
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Probably the most frequently asked question in the world.
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What the hell does 99 call mean.
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I am a subway collector, and will imart some of the
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information you require.
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They don't even tell us all the codes by the way, only the
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ones you need to know. Some of the rest you can figure out
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or find out after you have been there a while. Anyway.
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17 call....Any police officer in the system, call control.
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25 call....A Subway Supplyman, The guy who supplies the collector
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booths.
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40.... a Platform Inspector
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42.... a tower inspector
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47.... a line inspector
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48.... a subway security team call, by station or by "ZONE"
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99.... a subway line mechanic, the guys who fix the trains.
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71.... an RSEM tech
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RSEM is revenue security equipment maintenence(tansfer Machines ECT.)
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69....
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69.... an escalator mechanic.
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504 <Station Name>....A Janitor
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sorry thats 506 for a janitor
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504 is a janitors foreman. Followed by initials. ie: 504 G
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is a foreman named Grant etc.
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505 is a spare janitor, works several stations doing major work.
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508 is a power washer. The guys with the floor scrubbing machines.
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721 is a track crew. For work at track level.
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if a code is appended with E it is Emergency IE 71E call 71E
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