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How successful has the M34SBS been?
I have to say that it seems like I can RARELY get an M34 when I'm along 34th street. The frequencies even with the M34A-SBS suck to be honest. The waits are so long that you're better off walking, as...
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I'm considering going into the field since I've always found Roads , Highways and Bridges to be interesting.
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I was in New York last week. On a late night ride on the F thursday I saw an R32 on the middle uptown track at East Broadway. I'm wondering do R32's show up there often late nights? Or was this an...
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Emotionally disturbed cross-dresser tries to light Bronx subway token booth...
Subway token booth clerk Harry Kaufman died in Nov. 1995 when his booth was fire-bombed. On Tuesday in the Bronx, a man set papers on fire and tossed them into a booth at a D train station, but the...
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NYPD Cracks Down On Texting And Pedestrian-Ignoring Drivers Today - Gothamist
Drivers, think twice before failing to yield to pedestrians or using your cellphone: The NYPD is on day one of a two-day crackdown on drivers who aren't paying attention to the rules of the road. The...
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MTA to Allow Free Transfers Btwn G & J/M Lines During Greenpoint Tube...
THE MTA WILL create a rare option for subway riders this summer — a free, above-ground transfer between stations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the Daily News has learned. Riders will be able to switch...
View ArticleWhy do subway trains "hiss" at their first and last stop?
Hi there, this is my first post here so I apologize if there's anything I did wrong. Anyway, I have been curious about this ever since I moved to the city last year. I live near the terminus of a...
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MTA’s Latest Marketing Campaign Addresses Sick Customers
It’s Monday morning and you’re rolling downtown on your regular Lexington Avenue Local. The train pulls into 86 St and the doors slide open. They fail to close after a few minutes and then the...
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Oldest Railway Station In The World Threatened By Construction
The Liverpool Road railway station in Manchester, dating from 1830, is the oldest surviving mainline station in the world.Along with the surrounding Victorian track structures – including a Grade I...
View ArticleR68 question
Did R-68s always have full-width cabs, even when they were still single units? If so, were the half-width cabs ever used at all?
View ArticleBee-Line bus service
So I've been offered some side work up in Hartsdale and I would like to know what's the story with Bee-Line bus? I would commute to Hartsdale via Metro-North and then could be picked up there, but I...
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More Service Coming to the L and M Lines
MTA New York City Transit plans to increase service this fall to the lines that serve thousands of customers in growing neighborhoods throughout Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. NYC Transit is adding...
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whya re ENYs R160 so clean?
Im curious to know why ENYs R160 treat there R160 with so much care that still even today it looks shinier and newer then the sets on Jamaica and coney island. I would Assume its because lines run...
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MTA unplugged: Authority disables alarms for 450 subway station emergency exits
The has quietly unplugged 450 of the unpopular, high-pitched alarms that sound when riders improperly use subway station emergency exits, an official said. Rider complaints prompted the Metropolitan...
View ArticleOperator turn around
Since traffic near the Lincoln Tunnel can change at any given moment and can subsequently affect roads for miles, I was wondering how operator tours are rotated. For example, an operator departs...
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2013 Ridership Data and Notable Tidbits
Data by Route42 Street Shuttle RouteThis route serves the least number of stations and the two with the highest mean ridership.Stations served: 22013 ridership: 108,510,915 (54,255,458/station)Mean...
View ArticleFilm Locations for Movie French Connection
I can't find the thread so I'm posting the answer here: http://www.scoutingny.com/french-connection-filming-locations/1/ Includes more than the subway locations.
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How Would You Help Direct Subway Service If The 2024 Summer Olympics Came to...
Well, there has been talk in the news lately about rumors of Governor Andrew Cuomo starting a campaign to help bring the Olympics to New York City for 2024. So I had a curious idea. How can you direct...
View ArticleWhy do City Tickets have to be bought the day of?
Rather annoying to say the least... I like to buy my tickets in advance because I'm not always in the GCT area, so I get them when I'm around there. What is the deal with City Tickets only being the...
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An interesting tidbit about some Bronx express bus lines
I was searching around on the web and found this article: Benedetto secures Bronx–Harlem express bus stop Your voice has been heard. “For too long, Bronx residents have been inconvenienced....
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