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MTA is misspelled on some of its new license plates
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A new license plate appearing on some fleet vehicles belonging to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is not spelled correctly. The reference is to the “Transporation”...
View ArticleF and A train coordination at Jay St
Anecdotally, I've noticed that the F train is "often" (~70% of the time?) waiting across from the downtown A at Jay St between 6pm and 8pm. I can't seem to find any official MTA information on...
View ArticleEuclid Ave
For a week I noticed at Euclid Ave, the manhattan bound C train is on the A express track and the A train now pulls in on the C track. Signage still say that the C suppose be on the local C track and...
View ArticleRetiring buses
After seeing the other thread and how the orion vii's are starting to be retired, I was thinking what happens to the buses after the sit in eastchester do they get tore down for scrap metal?
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How Memorizing “$19.05” Can Help You Outsmart the MTA
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 We’ve all been there. The train is coming into the station, and you grab your MetroCard and quickly try and swipe it at a turnstile."Please Swipe Again". "Please Swipe Again"....
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Subway explosion in Chile leaves eight injured - CNN
(CNN) -- An explosion at a subway station in Santiago, Chile, injured eight people Monday. The explosion happened around 2 p.m. at the Escuela Militar station in the upper- class neighborhood of...
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50 Years ago today 9/9
A ceremonial introduction trip for the new R32 Brightliners cars was held on this date back in 1964 at Grand Central Term. Not My photo
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$210M upgrade for Grand Central's subway unveiled
Updated: September 8, 2014 2:58 p.m.Three new staircases to the subway platforms, two new street-level entrances and a refurbished mezzanine level, including the opening up a series of enclosed spaces...
View ArticleB25 and B12 eol east end...
Good afternoon Anyone confirm the terminal and end of line turnarounds....Jewel Square ares...near ENY DEPOT Thanks .steve
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R train tunnel could reopen ahead of schedule: MTA
The train tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn may open a bit sooner than scheduled, a transit official said Monday. The tunnel was shut in August last year so workers could replace tracks, signals,...
View ArticleFantasy map lovers... Here's a little gem for you.
Found this online: http://www.hopetunnel.org/temp/map.pdfGuy who found it claims it's an official MTA/TA map. This was the TA's fantasy map, which they wanted to become a reality. Edit: All the tracks...
View ArticleLevittown Parents Start Petition To Extend Bus Routes For Division Avenue...
A group of Levittown parents say their teenagers are being subjected to a potentially deadly commute to school. Parents of students at Division Avenue High School started a petition asking the school...
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Q44 SelectBusService?
http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/html/routes/flushng_jamaica.shtml Bus trips between Downtown Flushing and Jamaica are very slow and long. At times, in fact, riders find that it is faster to take the...
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Headlights
Do any of you think that the headlights on all new car orders should be a projector (polyellipsodial) lamp instead of a tungsten-halogen lamp? It would light up the tracks better (and they don't blind...
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(7) train GO on weekend of 9/20-22. LIRR cross honoring question
I noticed that for the weekend of Sept 20th-22nd the is not running from 74th street to Times Square. I noticed that under alternative travel note it states: "LIRR will honor MetroCard for service...
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R train tunnel to reopen on Monday: New York Post
By Rebecca HarshbargerSeptember 11, 2014 | 11:32pmThe R train will start running to Lower Manhattan again on Monday from Brooklyn after a 13-month shutdown for Superstorm Sandy repairs, transit...
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Northern N.J. Leaders To Weigh Pros, Cons Of No. 7 Train Extension - CBS News
September 12, 2014 3:50 PM HASBROUK HEIGHTS, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Northern New Jersey leaders want to learn more about the impact of bringing the No. 7 train to the area. There is little argument...
View ArticleCars to run for the QB (Q) train
A question for the old timers. Anyone know what cars ran on the QB train in the 80s and does anyone have pics?
View ArticleA via D Line
Did anyone here that the A Trains were running on the D Line to Bedford Park Blvd because of an investigation at 181 Street.This on a Monday or a Tuesday.
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