Derailed F train
Brooklyn-bound subway train derailed in Queens Friday morning, according to MTA. The agency described it as a derailment about 10:30 a.m. Friday on its website. A spokesperson told PIX11 the agency was...
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I was on the (F) that derailed this morning
This morning was definitely one of the most interesting experiences I've had on the Subway. As most of you have already heard, this morning at 10:20 AM a Southbound train railroad south of 65 Street...
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R46 Derailment
With The Derailment of the is the MTA might look into scrapping the R46 because this is the second time this happen ? The first time was at W. 4 St.
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Ten injured — two critically — when van strikes MTA bus in Queens
Ten people were injured — two critically — Friday night after a van slammed into a city bus in Queens, officials said. The white airport shuttle van hit the Q12 bus broadside on Northern Blvd. at...
View ArticleAdditional weekend evening service.
With the announcement that the SI Ferry will run every 30 minutes after 7:00pm on weekend evenings beginning May 9, 2014. Has anyone heard if additional SIR will be added for these riders on weekend...
View ArticleMan drops dead on Bronx subway
A 45-year-old man mysteriously dropped dead on a Bronx subway train Friday night. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was spotted by an MTA worker walking alone inside a northbound 5...
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LIRR Cross-Honoring question
I noticed that the LIRR is cross-honoring service at select stations due to the repairs from the Friday's derailment. How does the cross-honoring system works? If I hopped on the LIRR in Woodside...
View ArticleSubchat topic " E to Smith and 9th " Late nights
How true is this if it is even true at all ?
View ArticleTicket collection procedures for MNRR for Yankees games
I got on the Metro-North train in Riverdale this morning and got off the Yankee stadium-E 153rd street station. There was a Yankees game today, but something interesting happened. The ticket...
View ArticleB/O sprayed with unknown substance
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/05/05/nypd-seeking-suspect-who-sprayed-mta-bus-driver-in-manhattan/ This is just lovely. Some B/O is minding his own business when someone comes and sprays something...
View ArticleThe MTA is Incompetently Operating the B44 and B36 Buses
http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/05/mta-incompetently-operating-b44-b36-buses-part-1-2/
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F train had most delay-causing incidents, according to Straphangers Campaign...
There's trouble on the tracks and the line — where a train derailed Friday — has the most problems, according to a report released Tuesday. There were nearly 4,000 equipment problems last year that...
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R32s on MNRR, 1964
Saw a photo of this and thought that some of you would like to see it. Seems weird to see an R32 on Metro-North tracks. Brand new set of R32 making their first run on Metro North. Taken September 9,...
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Fictional Routes Thread & Subway Signs!
Hey guys! It's Priince! If your wondering, i'm queenspapi. Anyways, i'm starting a new topic called "Fictional Routes and LED/Rollsigns". This thread allows you to comment on a project(s) I will start...
View Article(AUS)Rerouted Metro Rail project to top Victorian budget
Rerouted Metro Rail project to top Victorian budget May 6, 2014 A multibillion-dollar rail tunnel from Southern Cross Station to South Yarra will be the biggest item in this year’s Victorian...
View ArticleAmtrak CEO warns Hudson River Tunnels will shut down within 20 years
Our worst fears have been realized... http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/05/amtrak_chief_gives_hudson_rail_tunnels_20_years_to_live_tops.html Who can we blame? Governor Christie for cancelling...
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Advanced Signaling Makes the Most Out of Old Subways, But Can New York Handle...
In the German-speaking world, there’s an old saying about transit planning: Organisation vor Elektronik vor Beton, or organization before electronics or concrete. With limited resources — and...
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Cuomo seeks 'reinvention' of transit system - Crain's New York Business
Photo: Buck Ennis Updated: May 7, 2014 4:05 p.m. Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to reinvent the mass-transit system. But first he wants a commission to recommend how. Mr. Cuomo sent a letter to...
View ArticleMTA Idiocy
I believe this was posted on Facebook Helene Leskin 9:34am May 7 When is the madness going to stop?? Last night it took 3 hours to get home!! The A train runs a shuttle from Boro Hall to Bway Junction...
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