Addendum: NYCT Buys 200 Orions from TTC...May not happen!
I got word today that the MTA may be/or have backed off this deal after all. A bus was inspected and was found to have nearly 70 cracks in its frame (post rehab) and that they may end up saving the...
View ArticleMTA Conductor shot after work shift
Sad and upsetting story!! http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/off-duty-mta-worker-shot-killed-brooklyn-street-article-1.3127982
View Article44 days of hell... delays and cancelled trains this summer
Commuters could be facing 44 days of transit hell this summer under an Amtrak plan that would take out tracks in Penn Station New York for weeks at a time for infrastructure repairs, according to an...
View ArticleNews Conference about Suffolk's New buses.
Here is a link to a News Conference about Suffolk's new buses. http://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/suffolk-county-rolls-out-30-new-hybrid-buses-1.13550516
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Can someone request removal of bus stops? (Part II)
Hi all, I've been extremely busy so I didn't circle back as quickly as I'd wanted to... First, I thank you all for the responses... including the hostile hollier than thou ones that were just...
View ArticleDriver's license requirements
I recently just moved to NY from Pennsylvania. I have a class B license with a P endorsement permit. My question is, does NYCT MTA bus have a living in NY time frame? 1yr, 2y? Or does it not.
View ArticleImportant opinion pieces about Woodhaven SBS and QueensRail (reactivating the...
Important opinion pieces about Woodhaven SBS and Queens Rail (reactivating the Rockaway Beach Line)...
View ArticleNewbie T/O This afternoon..SMH
This afternoon I had to pay a visit to my former neighborhood of wakefield in particular 225 st to visit an ailing family member..shes ok thank God...Anyway I figured I catch the Neried 5 from 59/Lex...
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Step-up Tickets
So I had a Grand Central to Harlem 125th street ticket that I hadn't used and thought I would use it tonight and pay the difference. My understanding was that iff I already purchased a ticket and just...
View ArticleNJ TRANSIT HOLDS PUBLIC HEARINGS ON HBLR's NORTHERN BRANCH
http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=3134 Hopefully this means they're making actual progress on it.
View ArticleShould NICE consider restructuring the layout of the remaining network?
As most of us on this board are aware, NICE has been shedding ridership not just because of the service cuts and inconsistent service quality, but also because of the outdated design of the network....
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Metro-North riders fed up with man who sprawls out on train
METRO Metro-North riders fed up with man who sprawls out on train By Danielle Furfaro and Elizabeth Rosner May 8, 2017 | 2:33am | Updated Modal Trigger Steve S. is sprawled out on this 5:36...
View ArticleDisrupting Public transport!
https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/08/citymapper-london-bus-route/ Could happen in NYC?. I know London has some traffic restrictions that NY doesn't this is interesting.
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LGA AirTrain design contract awarded
AM New York And so it begins - turning the into the Downtown during rush hour to build a train that doesn't save time over taking the and M60
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So that DeKalb Ave power outage thing...
...led me to look at a Manhattan bus map just cuz. And I find that - excluding express buses, the B39 is the only Brooklyn bus that goes to Manhattan. Granted most trips are made by subway because the...
View ArticleN line in Queens to shut down this summer for major upgrades
http://pix11.com/2017/05/09/n-line-in-queens-to-shut-down-this-summer-for-major-upgrades/
View ArticleVanshnookenraggen has created A Complete and Geographically Accurate NYC...
http://www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2017/05/a-complete-and-geographically-accurate-nyc-subway-track-map/ This is really outstanding and you should all have a look at it!
View ArticleHow to see if a petition was submitted to DOT/MTA and it's status?
So years ago I lived in the Fordham Hill Oval. When I left there in 2015, some residents were discussing a petition to have the Bx12 local extended from Sedgwick/Bailey to the Target center on...
View ArticleMan races subway train on foot, wins
http://abc7ny.com/hobbies/man-races-mta-train-on-foot---and-wins/1984500/
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