[AMNY] Bus Turnaround Campaign launched to save NYC’s buses, a system ‘in...
http://www.amny.com/transit/bus-turnaround-campaign-launched-to-save-nyc-s-buses-a-system-in-crisis-1.12069355 Bus Turnaround Campaign launched to save NYC’s buses, a system ‘in crisis’ By...
View ArticlePotential B26/Q55 reroute in Ridgewood, Q59 reroute in Rego Park, M5 split...
http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/160725_1030_NYCT.pdf M5 Split *REVISED* (Page 128-Page 133) The M5 will be split into two routes: the M5 and M55. However, the initial proposal has change....
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Unimpressive Paint Jobs
I asked this to a contractor at 23rd St about three months ago but I guess it wasn't a fair question for him. Acrylic paint has a high luster and shine, but is highly vulnerable to the elements which...
View ArticleA question about 2nd Avenue Q frequency
A news story about the frequency Q going down second Avenue showed up on my Facebook feed earlier. And I was wondering what are the possibilities for short-turns if 8-10 tph aren't enough. Could it run...
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The word of the day: delays
Yesterday we learned that 2 important projects are going to be delayed: The 2nd Avenue Subway & the CBTC installation on the Flushing Line. And the MTA is still betting on December 2016, but people...
View ArticleNew LIRR Station @ Flushing
I'm so glad they finally getting rid of that annoying Grocery Store on Main St. They are now building a new station. Most people in the area don't even know about the LIRR, and this will definitely add...
View ArticleCT Transit New Website and Upcoming Stamford Route and Number Changes for...
New Redesigned website https://www.cttransit.com/ There's a renumbering for the Stamford Routes. The Stamford routes will now occupy designations from 301-399 and 971. Most routes will have a similar...
View ArticlePoorly Placed Timers...6 SB into 125
Headin Southbound on the 6 into 125...The train picks up good speed and then slows down dramatically right b4 it enters the station and then crawls to a stop ...cant tell u how many 4/5 expresses have...
View ArticleStranded L Riders Could Find An Unlikely Savior In the E Train: Proposal
Probably the best proposal I've seen yet: http://ny.curbed.com/2016/7/27/12295718/l-train-alternative-e-train-reroute
View ArticleMTA admits R62A A/C units are performing poorly
If you ride several different subway lines, you might have noticed a recent trend: one subway car model seems to have more busted A/C units than any other type. "The majority of the hot cars that...
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MTA eyeing 2017 bus, subway fare hike to $3; hopes to raise more than $300M
MTA eyeing 2017 bus, subway fare hike to $3; hopes to raise more than $300M Riders may have to shell out more for a subway or bus ride next year. (SUSAN WATTS/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BYKERRY BURKEADAM...
View ArticleOf Roads and Rails
http://www.qchron.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/of-rails-and-roads/article_d94a0989-637c-51f9-b91b-6d0625e6d755.html I am posting this in both the subway and bus forums since it relates to both.
View ArticleOf Roads and Rails
http://www.qchron.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/of-rails-and-roads/article_d94a0989-637c-51f9-b91b-6d0625e6d755.html I am posting this in both the subway and bus forums since it relates to both.
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SILive: New South Ferry Station Entrance Reopening Next Month
Interesting news here to post. SILive is reporting that the will reopen the main entrance of the new South Ferry station on the line damaged by Hurricane Sandy next month.Link:...
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First Post-9/11 WTC Temporary PATH Station (N)(R) Connection?
I'd visited the original WTC temporary PATH station in 2007 and 2008, and while I distinctly remember the connection (including a small corridor that had been preserved from the original WTC mall), I...
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Memorabilia for sale?
I am wondering if anyone has any rollsigns or Timetables or Brochures I can buy off I'm looking between 0 to 100 Dollars. Im not a rude person but I don't accept Over charge of 50 Million dollar...
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Black-on-White Unimark (Vignelli) Service Signs--Where Are They?
One of my favorite eras of subway design were the days of Unimark's Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda when signs, using the 1967 color scheme, were set in black Akzidenz-Grotesk on white enamel. The...
View ArticlePutnam Transit Acquires Croton Falls Shuttle
This is rather old news, but I just found out that Putnam Transit now operates the Croton Falls Shuttle, every since January 4, 2016....
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Inadvertent Coney Is Express...Both Ways!
It jus dawned on me that the MTA Created an "Express" service to CI Without directly doing anything! Coney Is bound Skippin those 6/7 stops due to station rehab and The Manhattan bound skippin those...
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