subway for dummies

a blog friend

 asked

 what is the difference between the local and the express

  i thought

 what a good bog post the answer would make

 so

 here it is

 subway for dummies

 no 

she's not a dummy

 i am just 

borrowing

 the wording 

of those computer books

 you know

 word for dummies

 both

 the local and the express trains

 run

 the same route

 from

 beginning to end 

the difference

 is

 the express trains

 make

less stops

they stop

 on

 at

 junction stations 

where 

the passengers/riders

 can

 switch to the local

 to get to the stop

 they need

 if 

its 

in between express stops

if you live near a local stop

 you might

 take the local 

to an express stop

 to

 get 

to

 your destination faster

 on the line

 i take

 to the office

 i live within 3 blocks of a local stop and 8 blocks away from an express 

i can

 take the local

 one stop

 to

 get the express

 confused?  

okay

let me clarify

 i get on the local

at 

79 St

 i want to

 need to 

get to 

42nd St

 if i stay on the local

 it will make stops

 at

 72 street

66 street

 59 street

50 street

 before

arriving at

 42nd street

 it takes approximately 4-5 minutes from 79th to 42nd

however

if

 i change 

to

 the express at 72 street

 (or walk to 72 street to get it)

its just

one stop

 to 

42 street

 it takes 2-3 min 

(not counting

 any waiting time 

of course 

if the new signs

 show

a long wait 

you dont bother to switch

 there'd be nothing to gain)

there are express/local trains on all the subway lines

 the subway 

is

 clean

safe

 efficient

often

entertaining

 and

 relatively speaking

 inexpensive

 fare

 is 

$2.5o

 or

 $1.50 for seniors and school kids

any questions?