Charlotte Area Transit System
If anyone knows where any retired 1998-2000 First Generation Nova bus LFS from Charlotte CATS are, feel free to post. http://www.awesysnet.ca/cptdb/uploads/video%20067.jpg Also, if you know about...
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IRT Terminating at Atlantic
How did IRT trains terminate at Atlantic Ave? Certainly today's layout doesn't lend itself to such an operation unless you were wiling to terminate trains on the uptown track and turn them quickly....
View ArticleN6X bus driver attack by a female passenger
Reason: the driver misses her stop. http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/long_island&id=9444037 FRANKLIN SQUARE, N.Y. (WABC) -- A new video shows a bus driver being attacked by...
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Port Authority Opens First Platform At New WTC PATH Station
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey is marking the opening of the first platform at the new World Trade Center PATH station. Platform A, which serves Hoboken,...
View Article95 Newark-Watchung
Service advisory from NJ Transit about the new 95 bus line: http://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=ServiceAdjustmentTo&AdjustmentId=10762 Link to schedule:...
View ArticleRaritan Valley Line - one seat ride to NY Penn
New rail schedules take effect this Sunday, not only does it reflect additional service because of the Pulaski Skyway, but one seat rides on the Raritan Valley Line to NY Penn station thanks to the...
View ArticleKew Gardens mezzanine bus stop
I recently discovered an article that hypothesized that buses once stopped at the mezzanine level of Kew-Gardens Union Turnpike where Union Turnpike passes under Queens Blvd (today, where the glass...
View ArticleAlmost time for the D4500s to go?
Apparently according to FTA regulations, a bus is to be retired after 12 years of service. It's already been 11 years for the D4500s (crazy right?) and they're still in good shape. Does that mean...
View ArticleNew Metro-North Railroad President to Lead from the Front, Literally
Kudos to this guy:http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-metro-north-boss-plans-lead-front-article-1.1703197Brief, fair use quote: The new president of Metro-North Railroad said Wednesday he’ll lead...
View ArticleWhy are surface mass transit vehicles with 100% longitudinal seating less...
I wonder why transit agencies never seem to use surface mass transit vehicles with 100% longitudinal seating nowadays, while most NYC subway cars have 100% longitudinal seating. I think 100%...
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NYPD officer shot in Brooklyn
Police Academy became the first city cop shot on duty this year when he was wounded in a Brooklyn parking lot Wednesday. Officer James Li, 26, was hit multiple times in the leg, groin and thigh outside...
View ArticleQuick Question
Hey guys! Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong area, but I haven't posted anything in a very long time and wasn't to sure where to put this topic. But anyways, is Melvin's Transit Font Pack still up for...
View ArticleFlorida East Coast Railway Acquires 24 Locomotives From GE Transportation
This might be late news, but here it is. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE: GE) – Florida East Coast Railway, LLC (FEC) announced today that it will acquire 24 new ES44C4...
View ArticleQ59 Bus Kills Woman Crossing Street in Williamsburg
This is a hellish intersection. Bus was making a left turn, which is often taken without yielding to pedestrians, ran the woman down and killed her. Union and Meeker. Unit was 4558 running the Q59...
View ArticleManhattan Streetcar Question
Can anyone suggest an authoritative or comprehensive source for identifying all streetcar lines that may have once operated in Manhattan? Thank you.
View ArticlePlease Help- Need Directions to 3 NJ Malls along Route 4
I have two Japanese friends who are tourists staying in my house to 3 shopping malls, Shops at Riverside, Hackensack, The Outlet at Bergen Twon Center and Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus. and I...
View ArticleBring on the Express - Daytime
Sheepsheadbites Blog http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/03/bring-on-the-express-daytime/
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Franklin Shuttle S cars
Seeing that the Franklin uses 2 car R68s makes me wonder: could the service be run just as well with the A-A R46 set?
View ArticleOn the Go Kiosks Now Available at Grand Central
I'm surprised this hasn't been posted here yet. NYC's Touchscreen Subway Maps Are Finally Here, and They're Amazing New York subway riders first were promised futuristic touchscreen wayfinding maps a...
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Need tips from locals
My wife and I are thinking of going down to NYC maybe this summer or in 2015. Of course, I'll be wanting to do bus pics there (of course...), so I was wondering where are the best spots to take pics in...
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