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Nassau County bus crashes into Queens pizza shop
A Nassau County bus smashed into a Papa John's Pizza after it vaulted the curb in Queens early Saturday, witnesses said. The bus was heading west down Francis Lewis Blvd. in Hollis near 90th Ave. when...
View ArticleYellow Bump Strip and the Yellow (and sometimes orange) Line on Platform Edge
Wondering when which one was implemented into the subway. Most stations have the Yellow Line, but all more used stations have a bump strip. I'd guess the yellow lines are a product of the IND but l...
View ArticleD Trains at 34 Street-Herald Square
Did anyone noticed that the D Trains that are coming from 34 Street-Herald Square are not even full and people have been taking the 4 Train 161 Street from Atlantic Aveune to continue service?
View ArticleAlternate Subway
I have a pretty interesting idea; an alternate subway thread. It is a what if scenario where forgotten proposals and subway lines (as well as the SAS, and IND Second System) actually became a reality,...
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MTA capital budget to include $300M for new fleet of SIR cars
The 40-year-old Staten Island Railway trains are at the end of their line. Borough President James Oddo and Councilman Vincent Ignizio say the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will designate $300...
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4th Avenue fastrack dosen't affect the N train
The next line to use Fasttrack is the 4th Avenue line. Unlike the previous changes, the will not split into 2 routes and the will run to 36th Street instead of 9th Avenue, with nonstop service between...
View ArticleMy dream light rail and streetcar network for the Phoenix metro area
The Valley Metro Light Rail's ridership has exceeded expectations. I was thinking, if I could expand it, how would I do it? Here is my dream light rail network for the Phoenix metro area: Red Line -...
View ArticleLawsuit: Drivers' cancers caused by exhaust fumes at Transit's bus depot on...
http://www.silive.com/westshore/index.ssf/2014/09/lawsuit_exhaust_fumes_at_yukon.html#incart_m-rpt-1 Can a mod please post the full article with the photos? I keep getting an image error message...
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A sneak peek inside the MTA's palatial $1.4B Fulton Center
Standing at Fulton St. and Broadway one recent morning, a gentleman tilted his head back and looked up at the bright blue sky above him in lower Manhattan. “So what?” you might ask. Well, he was...
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Bad News for (7) Line Fans...
Guess what? If you haven't already heard, the 43th Street-Javits Center extension has been pushed back to February 2015, due to complications of the inclined elevator. So the won't being going to...
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MTA Capital Plan Calls for New Stops in Bronx and Penn Station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants to add four Metro-North Railroad stations in the Bronx and extend the commuter line into Penn Station—even though it doesn't know how it will pay for...
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Higher Subway Ridership Translates to Longer Wait Times
If you've noticed you're waiting longer for the subway, you're not alone. Ridership is growing, and that means longer on the platform—but the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is devising ways...
View Article7 Subway Extension - 9/22/2014 Update (Video)
Here the MTA has released an update on the progress of the 7 extension: ""Published on Sep 22, 2014 An update on the 7 subway extension project that will bring the Flushing Line to Manhattan's...
View ArticleNew York's MTA faces $15.2 bln funding shortfall in infrastructure plan
(Reuters) - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, operator of one of the world's largest public transportation networks, said ahead of a board meeting on Wednesday that it is facing a $15.2...
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Rob Astorino Promises to Speed Up the R Train Read more at...
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino today pledged to make the notoriously tardy R train ride the rails quicker if voters pick him over Gov. Andrew Cuomo in November. Campaigning with GOP...
View ArticleNew York’s subway is so hellish, I’m homesick for London’s underground
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/23/new-york-subway-homesick-london-underground-mta-map Please, just release your foamer hell on her. Immediately. She deserves it. Her twitter is...
View ArticleThe Need for Better Bus Service
http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/09/commute-need-better-bus-service-part-1-3/
View ArticleWould rubber tracks be vaiable?
I was wondering, With some of the tracks on the flushing line being replaced,the train runs nearly silent when running over the new track, So I was wondering, why doesn't the MTA put rubber or some...
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The Bronx is getting a brand new neighborhood
The city is planning a new neighborhood in the Bronx. The Department of City Planning gave the Daily News an inside look, and a private tour, of the 57-block valley between the Grand Concourse and...
View Article126 Extra Service
A bunch of garages, Oradell included, have been helping out with extra trips on the 126 line due to the PATH outage. These trips are unscheduled extras ("900's") that are sent out on a load and go...
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