Why Track 4 on the (S) is the Worst
Let me walk you though my morning Shuttle ride from GCT to Times Sq. I was sprinting down the stairs with a train on Track 3 and the countdown clocks reporting 1 minute left. Sure enough as I got to...
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Academy Express Orion V #811 for sale
First saw a link to this on the Facebook group "The Bus Lounge". If anyone is interested in buying a bus for $4,000. It's Orion V #811 that was formerly Fairfax Connector #7877....
View ArticleTiles that resemble the Confederate flag are being removed from a Times...
Following the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend, local officials have begun to push for the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials across New York City....
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Final Phase of M Line Overpass Reconstruction Begins September 2
...The Metropolitan Transportation Authority today announced that the reconstruction of the Fresh Pond Bridge on the line will be successfully completed on September 1 as scheduled. This will...
View ArticleDutchess County Loop 9/1/17 Poughkeepsie Service Changes
http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/MassTransit/19226.htm The newly incorporated Poughkeepsie routes will be modified effective September 1st. Route CJ: - The current 5:15 AM NB...
View ArticleA new Transit Museum
If A new Transit Museum was built somewhere around the city (even if it's only for certain trains such as any IRT train that ever ran) where would be the best place to Build it??? Sent from my SM-G386T...
View ArticleLIRR: "We've got the gate. Restricted on the Hanger. OK to go"
I've heard those words on the radio at Penn Station. I understand the "hanger" part. There's no signal at the end of both ends of the platform even though there's a switch. The signal is in the middle...
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Subway -- What If?
Since the old version of this topic seems to have been lost entirely and I saw something Trainmaster5 posted in the "Blame the Assengers Too" thread and brought it over here to start a new thread:...
View ArticleSecond Avenue subway
The current second Avenue is being built with only 2 tracks on the main line with only a few connections and is very expensive, so how can it be better integrated with the current system and what...
View ArticleNew York’s Oldest Subway Cars, Beautiful Symbols of a Sad Decline
Rather wonderfully bittersweet ode to the R32's in The New Yorker. By Alexander Aciman In 1964, the New York City Transit Authority introduced the shiny, stainless-steel R32 subway car. “There was a...
View ArticleSEPTA Crash in Upper Darby
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Upper-Darby-Train-Crash-Trolley-SEPTA-Pennsylvania-Injuries-Norristown-High-Speed-Line-Collision-Accident-441357553.html Source: NBC Philadelphia-Channel 10.
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Create your own train/bus model
This is a thread of where you get to discuss your own Idea's for new train and bus models, here are some of my train models that I made for the NYC subway (note- the train models I designed are...
View ArticleAssemblyman Dinowitz calls for expanded Bx20 bus service
Assemblyman calls for expanded Bx20 bus service Posted: Aug 16, 2017 5:47 PM EDTUpdated: Aug 16, 2017 5:47 PM EDTice RIVERDALE - State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) is calling for the...
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Riders, lawmakers ask MTA to improve bus service
Riders, lawmakers ask MTA to improve bus service By: ZACHARY KIESCH POSTED: AUG 22 2017 10:47PM EDT UPDATED: AUG 22 2017 11:02PM EDT NEW YORK (FOX 5 NEWS) - New York City's subway crisis is getting...
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Mess on the Broadway line Aug 23 AM
I went from Grand Central to 14th Street on the and then hopped a to Brighton Beach. I knew something was wrong when the came in on the local track. The conductor made an announcement "that due to an...
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The NYC subway in 2021
What do you think or hope the NYC subway will look like in 2021??? Rules Apply- all ideas MUST be realistic I'll start it off. 1. The train shutdown will be completed (hopefully with all stations...
View ArticleBee-Line Bus Service Changes Effective 9/5/2017
Here are the service changes effective September 5, 2017. Beside the 13, 75, and 91 service to Playland coming to an end, there are noticeable service changes planned....
View ArticleBoro Hall Mechanical Problems
Again Im trying to get a definitive answer in this mystery from you seasoned Vets. This Happened earlier this mornin at 830AM "Due to a train with mech problems at boro hall, the following is in...
View ArticleLIRR yard by Hunterspoint Av on the 7
Anyone know anything about the vintage car sets parked on the station platform in the yard - model numbers, why the newer one is out of service, etc?
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When do R160/R142 transfers update?
A scenario, to help explain my question: - You're sitting on the at Coney Island, it's a weekday evening, let's say 10:45pm. - Conductor loads the to Astoria program. - FIND shows Atlantic-Barclays...
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