Interior Facing Cameras--good or bad idea?
http://blog.ctnews.com/stamford411/2014/01/12/blumenthal-fra-to-require-installation-of-track-and-engineer-facing-cameras-on-trains/
View ArticleQuestion about the E train (01/25)
What does this train advisory mean? Is the E going to Lexington Ave-53rd Street on the 25th? Thanks!...
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NYC subway graffiti vandals go wild, attack dozens of trains
Donohue: NYC subway graffiti vandals go wild, attack dozens of trains Taxpayers take the hit as spray-painters carry out at least nine sneak attacks in the first 11 days of the year — sometimes...
View ArticleBrooklyn BusTime coming in a few weeks.
GPS is online with Brooklyn buses, and lines already being regulated by "big brother" in the Command Center. We have no timepoints on the 44SBS (between Flushing Av and Flatbush/Nostrand), but...
View ArticleMTA Leaves Passengers Out in the Cold in Seven Degree Weather and Politics...
http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/01/the-mta-leaves-passengers-out-in-the-cold-in-seven-degree-weather-and-politics-over-transit/
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Online Next Train Data Now Available for Canarsie Line
MTA Adds Real-Time Arrival Estimates on L Line L train riders from Canarsie, Brooklyn to 8th Avenue in Manhattan can now get real-time train arrival information on their phones and online. The...
View ArticleHas anyone ever actually seen fare collectors on M34SBS?
(MEANT TO WRITE "FARE INSPECTORS") Living on 36th Street, this is the only MTA bus I ever ride, and I have never seen fare inspectors come on board. It's such a short route, and with almost all...
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Interesting Day
I didn't take much pics, but I did get some videos and found one of the four D60s (135-698). These were taken yesterday. Enjoy. Images: Videos:
View ArticleQuestion about Photo I found
I just recently found a photo taken somewhere around 1981 of New York Bus Service #1334 at the Babylon Railroad Station with a sign for the S40 Patchouge/Babylon. Anyone have any idea of what the...
View Article(AUS) Train derails at Edgecliff.
From the SMH: Train derails at Edgecliff January 15, 2014 - 6:06PM Date A train has derailed between Kings Cross and Edgecliff, causing the partial closure of the Eastern Suburbs line. Pictures from...
View ArticleCountdown clocks now on SIR
http://new.mta.info/news-staten-island-railway-eltingville-countdown-clocks-subway/2014/01/15/mta-new-york-city-transit
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22 weekends of closures announced for NYC subway line
Brace yourself for 22 weekends of closures along the 7 line beginning February 28, 2014. This year, shutdowns will go from Times Square to Queensboro Plaza and also, at times, they will be extended to...
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Service Restored After Water Main Break
Service Restored After Water Main Break January 15th, 2014 Water Entered the System south of 14 St Station An early morning water main break at 13 St and 5 Av in Greenwich village flooded subway...
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MTA New York City Transit Brings Countdown Clocks to SIR
MTA New York City Transit President Carmen Bianco joined City Council Minority Leader Vincent M. Ignizio at the Staten Island Railway’s Eltingville Station to unveil new real-time train-tracking...
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MTA rejects proposed series of raises for LIRR workers, maintaining...
The Long Island Railroad rolled closer to a possible summer strike Wednesday when transit executives rejected a proposed series of raises for workers. MTA Labor Relations Director Anita Miller...
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M Train Service to Middle Village
Something that has irked me is why does Middle Village receive such poor subway service? Weekend travel is a mess. It's amazing to me that almost 8 years later, the train shuttle service still runs...
View ArticleWhy are trolleys opposed so much?
There seems to be a lot of opposition to trolleys: -They have supposedly been banned from Manhattan south of 59 Street for a very long time - why? -I get the impression that a lot of people oppose...
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LIRR Old Central Line to West Hempstead from Mineola
This interests me quite a bit, there was once an LIRR line that went from Mineola to West Hempstead. The ROW through Garden City is easily visible, although I have not found any tracks, unusual looking...
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis surprise New York City bus riders with 'Can't...
New York City bus riders got a rocking surprise Wednesday when Macklemore & Ryan Lewis climbed onboard. The duo quietly got onto a city bus and began performing their hit "Can't Hold Us" to a...
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