Article: AirTrain LGA: Why it should not be built
This is an article I just wrote up on why the AirTrain to LaGuardia should not be built. Here is the first part: LaGuardia Airport is known for being considered inferior. Just ask former Vice...
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Frequency on Q to increase (SAS)
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View ArticleMARC Cars to be leased to LIRR
on page 49 of 110 of the lirr committee there will be MARC cars coming to the LIRR http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/170522_0930_LIRR.pdf
View ArticleStation Agent arrested in Brooklyn
nydailynews.com/new-York/Brooklyn/mta-worker-cuffed-groping-woman-Brooklyn-station-article-1.3112987
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NYC subway relies on decades-old, outmoded signals, switches and track equipment
There is a nice video here. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-subway-relies-decades-old-outmoded-signals-switches-article-1.3184666 BY DAN RIVOLI NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Monday, May 22, 2017, 5:00...
View ArticleReport: MTA Ignoring Abysmal On-Time Performance
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-ignoring-abysmal-on-time-performance-subway-trains-article-1.3184544
View ArticleBold Action Is Needed To Stop City Transit's Downward Spiral
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/bold-action-needed-stop-city-transit-downward-spiral-article-1.3183887
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Newer MTA train cars taking a beating, performance even lagging behind older...
Newer MTA train cars taking a beating, performance even lagging behind older cars Tweet email X BY DAN RIVOLI NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Monday, May 22, 2017, 5:00 AM Next stop, the repair shop. The...
View ArticleFeds approve $647 million grant for Caltrain electrification project
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/22/federal-fta-grant-caltrain-electrification/ good maybe our norcal memebers can provide insight.
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L train shutdown plan: HOV lane and ferries
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/transit-bigs-propose-williamsburg-bridge-hov-lane-shutdown-article-1.3180185 The Williamsburg Bridge could get an HOV lane to help move commuters during the L train...
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What is the protocol when a train overshoots the station?
As of 7:36PM on 5/22, a northbound , north motor 7356, has been stuck at 74th Street for at least 10 minutes. (My wife is on that train and has been calling me. The train is signed as and the conductor...
View Article169-Hillside pre Parsons-Archer
As I was waiting for a Q3 at 169-Hillside, I was thinking about the setup around 169th Street with the S/E Queens bus routes pre Parsons-Archer. Any info will be greatly appreciated.....
View ArticleNJ Transit Worker Charged With Selling Fake Tickets To Commuters
https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/nj-transit-ticket-agent-charged-selling-fake-tickets
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Morris & Essex Trains to be Diverted to Hoboken During Penn Sta. Overhaul
All New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Midtown Direct trains to Penn Station will be canceled during the six-week overhaul at Penn Station this summer, Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday. The...
View ArticleLA Metro's Purple Line May Finish Construction A Whole Decade Ahead Of Schedule
Nice if only nyc had the will power and like i said referendum http://laist.com/2017/05/23/purple_line_completion.php
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Getting equipment to the Flushing Line
So I know there's a crossover between the BMT and IRT at QB Plaza; and one between New Lots and Canarsie at Junius St. But in getting equipment on the Flushing Line - like swapping cars from the to the...
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Cuomo Steps Into Transit Fray With Ideas for After ‘Summer of Hell’
Lol, a $1 million prize competition to see who can buy new cars quickly. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/nyregion/cuomo-takes-responsibility-for-fixing-new-yorks-transit-problems.html Cuomo...
View Article2017-2019 Deliveries: Where 1,317 new buses will go...
Lots of people have questions about new assignments and where buses will be going. As of late, the MTA has been doing a general assignment and making the detail final at the last minute on the fly as...
View ArticleWhat's happening with the SI Bus Study.
I would like to know on what's happening with the Staten Island Bus Study & why hasn't this study been released yet & does anyone know on when this study will finally be released?
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67 Elected Officials Send Letter to Cuomo to Direct MTA to Improve Bus Service
Move that bus! Officials demand Cuomo improve service Posted May 26, 2017 A woman waits in the rain for a bus. Nearly 70 government officials have joined forces to push Gov. Andrew Cuomo to make...
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