Man pours gasoline into Subway Booth in attempted robbery
https://progressiveaction.info/2016/08/14/man-puts-gasoline-in-token-booth-opening-while-agent-is-inside-and-lights-it-on-fire-in-an-attempted-robbery/
View ArticleLirr assistant signal and definition test
Hi all I am going to be taking the signal and definition exam on August 31st. I pretty worried about it seems like it's a lot of material to memorize and on top of that to write word for word. Has any...
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FINALLY! Citywide combination bus AND subway map!
https://medium.com/@anthonydenaro/mapping-nyc-transit-all-of-it-e16e76a95a0e#.2sffrajvv Been wanting something like this for the longest. Even uses the separate line drawings like Vignelli and KICK....
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One Dead, 19 Injured in Horrific NJ Transit Bus T-Bone Crash
Two New Jersey Transit buses collided Friday in a horrific t-bone crash in busy downtown Newark, killing one person and injuring at least 19 others, some of them critically, officials said. Newark...
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"Mechanical Problems"
Why does it happen when a train has "mechanical problems" BOTH directions get affected? What does one side have to do with the other? ie: "due to a train wit mechanical problems at 219 street there is...
View ArticleSeptember 2016 Bus Schedule changes, expanded service to Philadelphia
Next month's bus schedule changes include PABT gate changes as well as select bus routes operating to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia...
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New Yard idea for 161 St-Yankee Stadium
So this is a new idea that I've come up with that provides more flexibility on the in the Bronx as well as special trains that depart from 161 St. This idea reinstalls the tracks on the Ninth Avenue...
View ArticleLaGuardia Depot Pick Glossary January 3, 2016
I am sorry. I should have posted this earlier. I used this page to reference things on wikipedia, and as probably, as a result the website was taken down. Here is the archived link....
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Subway Announcements
https://progressiveaction.info/2016/07/31/new-bulletin-can-put-conductors-at-risk-of-more-assaults/ Why aren't C/Os allowed to say red signal ahead? Do they think that the general public is stupid. I...
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Bee-Line to buy 33 new articulated buses
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/transit/2016/08/01/westchester-new-bee-line-buses/87924304/ Westchester legislators OK new Bee-Line buses Matt Coyne, mcoyne@lohud.com 5:17 p.m. EDT...
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The NTT Glitch Thread
I thought it would be a good idea to compile all of the glitches that occur in the NTT's of the system here so that transit workers on this fourm know what the issues are. First off, the announces...
View Article30th Street Station departure board to be replaced
30th Street Station would join Newark and NY Penn Stations that have digital departure boards. Solari would design them...
View ArticleRoosevelt Island Operating Corporation Xcelsiors
Roosevelt Island has just receive two new XD40 buses, #8 and #9, to replace Orions #1 and #4. Photos are on Facebook so far. https://rioc.ny.gov/Board/NB-8.pdf PROPOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZATION...
View ArticleInterlined runs on the b15
Does anybody kno how many runs on the b15 are interlined? I See runs from the b15 on just about every route in eny depot (run 164 on the b83 or 157 on the b25 for example)
View ArticleNJ Transit Bus Operator New Hire
Hello All, I am going to start soon as a bus operator and I would like to ask a few questions. 1. Is the road test hard for bus operators? Is there any leniency being that you work for NJ...
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Scans of documents on proposed service cuts, 1989 Asbestos reroutes, the...
Signs of woe on subways by spicker613, on Flickr Ronan Second Ave. Subway Report Hit by Arcara by spicker613, on Flickr Minnie Was A Lady The World's Only Private Subway Car Was the Pet Project of...
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1949 New York City Transit Authority Report Includes Expansion Plan and Other...
The report is titled Report for the three and one-half years ending June 30, 1949. and it discusses many fascinating things. image by spicker613, on Flickrimage-1 by spicker613, on Flickr In 1949, the...
View ArticleSeptember 4, 2016 Bus Route and Schedule Changes
Here, I thought I describe the changes different than how the poster display them (since they apparently don't have them yet). I looked the bus schedules and picked out the most significant changes so...
View ArticleHurricane Hermine
I haven't seen NYC transit talk about this storm.Is it nessacary to,take action?
View ArticleJust got Locomotive Engieer Trainee Open House invite for LIRR:
Hello everyone, I just go the Open House invite for the Locomotive Trainee program on September 19th. I just have a few questions. What kind of questions can I expect on the aptitude test? Is...
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