Conductors

Woman: So he wakes up trippin’ in the middle of the night, telling me to go get him a gun.

–Queens Blvd & 82nd Ave, Queens

Overheard by: Collegiate Cutie

Conductor: This is an express train. Express. Express. Express. No Fordham, no Bronx. Express, express, express. Well…I wanna shoot myself!

–Metro North train

Overheard by: Jeff

Man: Hey baby, nice body … Get fat and I’ll shoot ya.

–Classon Ave & Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn

Overheard by: sheila

Hobo: My grandma isn’t here anymore to send me to the store to buy her a Colt 45, but I can still love Jesus!

–Uptown 3 train

Overheard by: jane shields

Ghetto guy: Man, my boy just got shot!

–Stanton St & Orchard St

Overheard by: Kris

Thug: A gun? You gotta shoot that bitch with a crossbow.

–L train, Lorimer Ave

Conductor: Next stop, 110th. This one goes to Van Cortlandt.
Tourette’s man: I know, you fuck! Stop yelling at me!

–1 train

Conductor: There are seats towards the back of the train.
Keep walking! Sometime today, people. What did you stop for? Keeeep walking!

–Train to Grand Central

Overheard by: Muffin

Conductor: Where’s the other guy? Raj, if you can hear me, you can come pick up your My Little Pony from the booth.

–LIRR, Hempstead station

Subway station announcement: Because of an earlier incident, all trains are now running.

–Union Square Station

Overheard by: E Moran

Conductor: This is 36th Street. Step to the side and let all the monkeys off the train. Let the monkeys off the train.

–Queens bound N train

Conductor: Ladies and Gentlemen, this is an extremely crowded F train. Next stop is Jay Street, and by this time it’s official, every person in New York is on this train. Please stand clear of the closing doors, if you can.

–Coney Island bound F train

Overheard by: F Train Sloper

Conductor: Ladies and gentlemen, the next stop is 59th Street. And if you haven’t voted and are thinking of voting for Bush, please see the movie Fahrenheit 9/11. Thank you. Stand clear of the closing doors.

–4 Train, 42nd St

Overheard by: Jonny

Conductor: You have yourself a satisfying Thursday.

–F train

MTA conductor: Hey, get off the train or we’re not moving. You can’t play here.
Panhandler playing the violin: You’re just jealous that I make more than you.

–R Train at 53rd St station

Conductor #1: Conductor, is the Clean Train Campaign in effect for this train?
Conductor #2: AAARRRGGGHHH!

–LIRR

Conductor on loudspeaker: Release the doors. Release the doors now!

Crazy guy, screaming: Release my nuts on your face!

–Queens bound E train

Overheard by: I hope its not my face

Conductor: We know it’s Monday, and we’re sorry, but we still want to wish you a good week.

–LIRR

Overheard by: Hates Mondays

Conductor: This is the 5:50 super duper express train to Great Neck.

–LIRR

Overheard by: vm

Conductor: This is an uptown D train, making stops to wherever I want.

–Uptown D train

Overheard by: tired commuter

Conductor: 207th Street. Last stop. Everyone wake up and get the fuck off my train; I want to go home. Thanks for riding MTA.

–Uptown A train, 207th St

Overheard by: How far north can you go?

Conductor: Stand clear of the…uh…opening doors.

–Q train, 57th St

Overheard by: K. Chas

Conductor: Everybody out. This is the last stop on the Manhattan bound L train. You must use the Brooklyn bound L train and connect to the G to the A or C trains for service to Manhattan. [The train empties] Hahaha. Just kidding! Everybody back on. This train is going to Manhattan.

–Manhattan bound L train

Overheard by: Taylor G.

Conductor: Good morning, Manhattan, it’s Friday. We can do this! This is a Brooklyn bound 1 train. It’s 7:54. You’ve got plenty of time!

–1 train

Conductor: This is an express, uptown C train. You heard right: an express C train. Next stop: 125th Street. If you need local service on the Upper West Side, please transfer across the platform to the D, as in “Daddy done did it” or B, as in “bad boy Bobby Brown” train.

–C train, 59th St

Conductor: This is a Brooklyn bound B train. Like bitch.

–B train

Conductor: We are currently being held in the station because of some other A train fucking us all over.

–Uptown A train

Overheard by: la di da

Conductor: Never give up on life. Keep hope alive. This is 30th Avenue.

–N train, Astoria

Overheard by: trying to shake off a Red Lobster feast

Conductor: Thank you for riding the C train and remember: smile and the world smiles with you.

–C train

Overheard by: NYGirlieGirl

Conductor: You can switch to the A train across the platform. However, I would much rather you stay on this train.

–Downtown C train, 14th St

Overheard by: alxie

Conductor: This train is very crowded. If you cannot fit, please step back and wait for the next train. If you manage to get onto this very crowded train, look at the person next to you and tell them, “Howdy!”

–Queens bound F train

Conductor: Step in and stand clear of the good news.

–F train, 34th St

Overheard by: prairiesquid

Conductor: Hello, and welcome to the mobile sauna bath.

–A train

Overheard by: english dude

Conductor: This is 175th Street. This is an A train to…This is an A train to… to nothing! Hey, does anyone know where we’re going?

–A train, 175th St

Overheard by: Brown Eyed Girl

Conductor: All right, there’s a 3 train across the platform. Hurry up and make your connection, people. Get to steppin’, get to steppin’!

–1 train, Times Square

Conductor, angrily: Yo, stand clear o’ the closing doors o’ my choo-choo!

–PATH train

Conductor: All right, people, there is six hundred feet of train. Let’s try to use more than one door, please.
Tourist: Well that was rude.

–Downtown F train, 42nd St

Conductor: To all the men on the train, Happy Father’s Day. And to all the ladies on the train who wear two hats, Happy Father’s Day to you, too.

–1 train

Overheard by: Eli Feldblum