MTA to give Rockaways and Orchard Beach beachgoers better shuttle service,...
MTA to give Rockaways and Orchard Beach beachgoers better shuttle service, more buses http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/mta-give-beachgoers-better-shuttle-service-buses-article-1.2652420...
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wi fi in subway cars
I just read an article from 7 abc ny that they are doing a test of wifi in subway cars. It only will be available on 4 cars along the lines. The only info that not available is how and whereto identify...
View ArticleRiverdale Fights Yet Again For Improved & Expanded Bx10/Bx20 Service
http://riverdalepress.com/stories/Petition-demands-better-bus-service-on-Bx10-20,60055
View ArticleRapid transit challenge
Hi everyone, i found this website https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subway_Challenge I’m interested on make the challenge alone this year by August. i’m travelling specially for this from Argentina. I...
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MTA Quietly Begins Testing Wi-Fi Service in Subway Cars
In our wired world, much of the city's sprawling subway system is maddeningly offline. Riders can occasionally catch a signal as their trains rumble beneath the streets, but most of the time, the...
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MTA to Name Contractors for Post-Sandy Clark, Rutgers Tubes Repairs
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is quietly planning repairs to the Hurricane Sandy-ravaged 2 and 3 and F train tunnels between Brooklyn and Manhattan, in a similar vein to the...
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MTA Windows?
Does anyone know the cause of this build up on the windows on most of the buses? Fresh Pond and Gun Hill depots seem especially heavy DSC06836 by Jaydog18, on Flickr
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MTA Door Safety?
When I was on the earlier some random dude walked up to the conductors door in the middle car and opened it with a key he was hiding under a rag or clothes or something. He walked in, and closed the...
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Quiet Cars on Metro-North
I took Metro-North in as I did yesterday morning, but today was different. When I boarded the train at Spuyten Duyvil, I noticed the conductor announcing that the last two cars of the train were quiet...
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New York Transit Museum celebrates 40 years with vintage subway car rides,...
To really learn about transit history, you have to go underground. That's why the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn is sited in about the best place for a museum about urban public transportation —...
View ArticleRuns on the b12
I've been noticing that a lot of the runs on the b12 are runs from other routes like the b25,q24,q56 etc..I just wanna know how many actual runs does the b12 have of its own
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Want to Restore an Arnine? Here's How...
Lots of us have ridden on the Arnines. They're fun to ride, great to see. But what if I told you that you - yes, YOU - can also help restore an Arnine? And have your name proudly displayed inside said...
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Van Alen Institute starts $1,000 prize comp for best commute alternative...
The $1,000 question is this: How do you pull off moving throngs of train riders around the city during the 2019 tunnel shutdown. To answer it, the Van Alen Institute, a 120-year-old design nonprofit,...
View ArticleAre there any R142A's left on 6?
Wondering if there's any R142A still on 6? If so how many sets?
View ArticleDOT Mobility Report highlights NYC's bus problem
http://secondavenuesagas.com/2016/06/10/dot-mobility-report-highlights-nycs-bus-problem/
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Seven years ago today
The last slanted R40s made their final run on the , an evening round trip from Mott Avenue to 207th Street and back again. The consist was a mix of R40s and R40As, #'s 4425-4424, 4415-4414, 4398-4399,...
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Q70 Select Bus Service – “LaGuardia Link”
Part of the article about the LaGuardia groundbreaking on the Governor's website: The Governor also announced that beginning in September 2016, buses on the current Q70 route serving LaGuardia...
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Councilmember Wants MetroCard Donation System To Benefit Low-Income Riders
Councilmember Wants MetroCard Donation System To Benefit Low-Income Riders BY EMMA WHITFORD IN NEWS ON JUN 14, 2016 4:45 PM (Getty). A resolution introduced this month by a Bronx city...
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Late night (R) train service extended
Just today, the has announced that it is extending the train to Whitehall Street-South Ferry during late nights. The goal is to improve connections between Lower Manhattan and southwest Brooklyn. Read...
View ArticleX28 Weekend service to be restored
Additionally, the MTA Board is expected to approval a proposal reinstating X 28 weekend express bus service, long sought for restoration by residents of Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Bath Beach....
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