MTA 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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Queens-bound 88 St and 104 St A Line Stations To Close for Three Months for...
Queens-bound 88 St and 104 St A Line Stations To Close for Three Months for Renewal May 08th, 2014 A train line customers in Queens are about to see lots of station improvements. New York...
View ArticleAmbulances at Jamaica Yard
15 Minutes ago while in a car on the van wyck I noticed that there were three NYFD ambulances at Jamaica Yard near the fence to the Van Wyck. I also saw a van but I'm not sure what they were.
View ArticleMetro North Bar Car Ends Friday
http://www.amny.com/news/metro-north-bar-car-makes-final-run-1.7965048
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Hong Kong Rail Chief Jay Walder to Step Down
Remember that guy that left MTA years before? it looks like he has some troubles in hong kong... Not just NYC, it seems like he could mess up every city's transit system in world....
View Article(7) Train Is Now The "Seinfeld" Train!
Yesterday might of been #tbt or #takebackthursday , but the subway is taking part in May! Courtesy: AMNewYork! "Elaine's description of a delayed subway car -- "We are in a cage" -- might have fit on...
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China mulls high-speed train to US - China Daily (*With maps)
Photo taken on June 27, 2013 shows China's first intelligent high-speed test train produced by CSR Qingdao Sifang Co Ltd waits to be tested in Qingdao, a coastal city in East China's Shandong...
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F Train Magically Becomes G Train Without Warning, Infuriating Everyone
F Train Magically Becomes G Train Without Warning, Infuriating Everyone scoboco's flickr Straphangers were plunged into utter confusion and despair this morning when an F train suddenly morphed into...
View Article"Possessed woman" attacks fellow passenger on ETS
This is really scary before she attacks
View ArticleHow secure and reliable is BusTime?
Today something very strange happened. I was waiting for a BM3 express bus. The bus appeared to be coming according to BusTime (was supposedly two stops away), then disappeared and NEVER came though...
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MTA New York City Transit welcomes Pelham Line customers to freshened Castle...
MTA New York City Transit welcomes Pelham Line customers to freshened Castle Hill Avenue and Middletown Road Stations Select Language▼ May 09th, 2014 Castle Hill Av. station reopening The...
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MTA Installs Three ADA Elevators at Forest Hills-71 Av Station in Queens
MTA Installs Three ADA Elevators at Forest Hills-71 Av Station in Queens Select Language▼ May 09th, 2014 F train Forest Hills customers with limited mobility have easier access to the , , and...
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Bus Stop in Middle of Street Coming to Third Avenue, DOT Says
By Heather Holland on May 7, 2014 11:54am @Heatherhholland Slideshow Third Avenue Bus Lane Improvements MURRAY HILL — A new bus stop is coming to Third Avenue — and rather than being located...
View ArticlePutting East 177th Street back in Parkchester
http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1709698&GUID=9518C471-1983-4D22-82B5-15CE7EF4D9A4&Options=&Search= A City Council bill to restore East 177th Street past the #6...
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Timers and Wheel Detectors
I'm quite intrigued by your timer system in your signalling. Other than CBTC, the subway uses fixed block signalling right? Well dont the trains receive speed codes for the TOs to follow rather than...
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MTA has found five defective subway rails since inspections stepped-up
The MTA has found at least five defective subway rails since Tuesday during stepped-up inspections prompted by last week’s F-train derailment. Two of the broken rails were found on F tracks about 30...
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City eyes Bus Rapid Transit to speed up MTA rides
Bus riders rejoice! The city could be getting its first world-class Bus Rapid Transit route on which public transportation would roll — unimpeded by traffic — from neighborhood to neighborhood just...
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Some 12-9 related questions
As I breifly mentioned in the Unplanned service changes thread on Friday, I was on a train that carried out a 12-9. The experience gave me a few questions that I would like to pose. 1) I was quickly...
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Twenty-five years ago today NYCT subways became Twenty-five years ago today...
Twenty-five years ago today NYCT subways became graffiti-free May 12th, 2014 Subway train yard May 12, 2014, Twenty-five years ago today, NYC Transit celebrated a milestone many believed could...
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Twenty-five years ago today NYCT subways became graffiti-free
Twenty-five years ago today NYCT subways became graffiti-free May 12th, 2014Subway train yardMay 12, 2014,Twenty-five years ago today, NYC Transit celebrated a milestone many believed could never be...
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