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1972 NYCTA New York Subway Guide
File Name: 1972 NYCTA New York Subway GuideFile Submitter: HarryFile Submitted: 28 May 2014File Category: Subway MapsMassimo Vignelli 1972 NYCTA New York Subway GuideNo sooner had the Metropolitan...
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My 4-Boro SBS Tour (Real test on M60 SBS)
Tuesday, May 27th. I left house 8:00 and went to my neighborhood Rite Aid for Honest Tea Organic Juice. I boarded LGA-bound Q72 #8920 departed Junction Blvd/37th Av at 8:27. It was male driver. When I...
View ArticleLine groups
Many lines are grouped together under a "parent" line; for example the 171 and 175 are under the 171. The 144, 145, 148, 162, 163 and 164 are all under the 164. If I had to guess I'd say the 11, 28 and...
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Late Night R Train Shuttle
The train runs between Bay Ridge-95th Street and 36th Street during late nights. But just one question. Why does it run express between 59th Street and 36th Street? From the track maps, it looks like...
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(6) train problem
I've noticed that many of the major delays that have affected the in recent months are because of stalled trains. Within the past 2 months, there have been at least 5 trains that I am aware of which...
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Regional jets (Bombardier and Embraer)
Sidenote: I re-named all of my plane pictures by their registration numbers, and they are now titled by the registration number (click this text for the gallery). With that out of the way, I now...
View ArticleFast subway cars?
http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/R-44_(St._Louis,_1971-1973) How did the r44 get so fast on the test track? doesn't it have the same 115hp per axle (according to wikipedia) like the r32/r38? if it has...
View ArticlePATCO shuts down 1 track on Ben Franklin Bridge for 4 months
for four months and including rush hour, one track is shut down on the Ben Franklin Bridge resulting in less trains. Each track will alternate between 2 months....
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What is this? 3m Opticom PCS
Any one kno what this is and why it's in the bus? Its in the dash next to the EZ Pass. Looks obsolete by now My fellow senior operators should kno... Sent from my SPH-L720T using Tapatalk
View ArticleExpress Bus Proposals
welcome to the Express Bus Proposals thread. Post anything about changes, adding, cutting out express bus routes. All are welcome. I will start. BxM1, 2, and 18 no longer use RFK Bridge, BxM2 and 18...
View ArticleOld MTA subway PSA commercial early/mid 1970s
In the early to mid 1970s, there was this commercial which showed a man getting his briefcase getting caught in a subway door and the train moved with the man holding the briefcase still stuck in the...
View ArticleTips for exits at subway stations.
Friends, I'm still relatively new to New York, only having lived here for 3 years. This is a rather embarrassing to say, but for stops that have multiple exits (such as Atlantic Barclays, Jay Street...
View ArticleQ50 runs earlier on weekdays
http://web.mta.info/busco/schedules/q050cur.pdf A round trip to/from Flushing leaving section 5 at 3:30am. The Bx28 now has help at this time.
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Unusual experience with some parked R-160's
I was in the Union Turnpike station yesterday morning to catch the to Brooklyn, and I noticed something odd. On the Jamaica-bound express track, there were 2 R-160's parked back-to-back, as is usual...
View ArticleInteresting sign on bus shelter
I was on the BxM2 this morning and as we came down the hill from Riverdale over to West 230th St & Tibbett Avenue, I noticed a "No Smoking" sign right on the bus shelter. It was located where they...
View ArticleWhat is the Future of BusTime and How Will it Help Bus Riders?
http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/06/commute-future-bus-time-will-help-bus-riders/
View ArticleNo. 7 Train Mysteriously Fills With Smoke, Causing Disruptions
Happy I wasn't there. http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/7-Train-Track-Fire-Queens-Grand-Central-Smoky-Train-261617321.html
View ArticlePublic hearing on PABT
http://www.northjersey.com/mobile/news/sympathetic-ear-for-bus-commuters-1.1027986 Has anyone checked out customer tweets complaining to NJT on twitter lately?
View ArticleBus partitions for entire MTA fleet proposed in bill (including express buses)
Bus partitions for entire MTA fleet proposed in bill By DAN RIVOLI June 3, 2014 State lawmakers want safety partitions that are already in nearly half of standard local buses to protect drivers...
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On-time performance for buses
I know that the has an on-time performance for Metro-North and LIRR trains, along with the subways, but I don't recall seeing anything for express buses, or local buses for that matter. What gives?...
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