New MTA Bus Timetables Effective Sunday April 6th, 2014, now available online.
There are new editions of Bus Timetables of the MTA New York City Bus with a new cover for those timetables on the MTA website. You guys should probably check it out and see how you like them. You'll...
View ArticleDead man found on top of 6 train in Bronx
Passengers spotted a dead man riding on top of a subway train in the Bronx on Wednesday, cops said. The passengers told the conductor of their grisly discovery on a northbound 6 train as it entered the...
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City bus jumps curb crashes into building, injuring five people
Five people miraculously escaped with only minor injuries when a city bus slammed into a Hamilton Heights building early Friday after getting into an accident with a minivan, authorities said. The...
View ArticleSpring/Summer Nostalgia Train Ride Dates
So, as a museum member, I recently got the dates & destinations for the upcoming Summer Nostalgia Train Rides, which are: -Sunday, June 8th - World's Fair @ Flushing Meadows Corona Park (Queens)...
View ArticleNew X21 express bus.
With the recent announcement of the new X21 express bus route for the South Shore of Staten Island, I can't believe on why they want to terminate the X21 at East 42 St and 1 Av instead of traveling up...
View ArticleCrescent/Gulf Breeze consist
I am trying to build a HO train set of the Crescent/Gulf Breeze with some Heritage cars and a few Amfleet II cars too. Would anyone be able to remember consist setups back then?
View ArticleWorld Urban Track Maps
I stumbled upon this: http://carto.metro.free.fr/cartes/metro-paris/ It has track maps for several cities around the world.
View Article"East NY Project" site (Jamaica Line photo's etc)
I stumbled upon this site, and saw some vintage train photos. There is a pic on the front page to start off, you'll have to click around to find the rest. http://www.tapeshare.com/ Well, I found...
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Babylon to pay for study of rapid bus system
The Town of Babylon has awarded a contract to a company to study a proposed bus rapid transit system on Route 110. Town officials chose Parsons Brinckerhoff, of Manhattan, after sending out a...
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Metro-North engineer in fatal derailment had sleep apnea, NTSB says
I can't say I am at all surprised. I had a feeling he might have been suffering from sleep apnea without realizing it. It's unfortunate that sleep tests are so expensive, as I think they should be...
View ArticleLast Week's Transportation Local News Round-Up
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View ArticleRailfans harassed by DuPont Security while photographing freight train
While going through page 8-9 of the April issue of Railpace News & Magazine, a photo article was done by John Danielson of a group of Railfans being harassed by a DuPont security guard. As per his...
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Editorial: Nassau gets a cheap ride for bus service
When it comes to bus service, it's difficult to compare counties and determine which ones deserve more assistance from Albany. Suffolk County, for instance, made an unsuccessful play for a 50 percent...
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Cops: Driver seriously hurt in crash with Suffolk Transit bus
A Ronkonkoma man was seriously hurt when he ran a red light and crashed into a Suffolk County Transit bus Tuesday morning in North Patchogue, leaving two passengers on the bus injured, police said....
View ArticleQuestion about rolling stock on the R
The last few time I've been in NYC I noticed that r-160's were running on the R. I was wondering when/ if the r46's were moved off the R and where they were swapped? If they were moved off did it...
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Your 'MetroCard Nightmare' captured in Brooklyn comedy troupe’s hilarious video
Think your commute was bad? The Brooklyn-based "The Shorts Show" comedy troupe produced a funny short film about just how bad the experience can be at a MetroCard station. The film stars Corey...
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Rat terrorizes passengers on A train
The rats are coming. And they’re getting smarter. A subway car full of grown men and women was terrorized by a rodent who caught a ride on the A train Monday morning. The straphangers let out...
View ArticleHave there been any efforts to restore the X51?
Have there been any efforts to restore the X51? If so by who? If not, where did the X51 riders go?
View ArticleRockland Coaches To Cut 11C, 14K, 84
Service cuts effective 5/5/2014 Fare increase on 5/1/2014 *****Termination of Services****** Effective May 5, 2014 Rockland Coaches will no longer operate the 11C, 14K or the 20/84 routes....
View Articlefantrip
Sunday August 03 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Take a trip back in time to the Rockaways in this rare opportunity to ride on the Museum’s post-war fleet of cars. The ride will end at Rockaway Park, and...
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