August 3, 2008 – MTA New York City Transit officials are puzzled by data that shows that last Tuesday the 5:35 p.m. southbound train from the Court Square station actually ran on time. The Brooklyn-Queens crosstown line, which opened for full service in 1937 as the IND GG train, had never seen an on time train until last week.

NYC Transit President Howard Roberts Jr. told The Limes, “This is obviously an anomaly and we are working hard to correct it. The G train is well known for its spotty service record. We need to live up to our customer’s expectations and make sure the G runs with its usual inefficiency and delays. ”

A sampling of regular G train riders were shocked to hear of a train running on time. “I have to wait like twenty minutes before it comes,” said Sarah Lewis of Greenpoint. “Can’t they screw up and get it running on time all the time?”

Harvey Green of Long Island City remarked, “Once in eighty years? Sounds about right.”