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M.T.A. puts out a capital plan with a big hole
 On Tuesday, the M.T.A. released a $32 billion capital plan with a $15.2 billion funding hole. The plan offers no new ideas for filling that hole, aside from asserting that, "new and increased...
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Rob Astorino Promises to Speed Up the R Train
 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...
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Grand-larceny plea for man who stole city bus and went for joyride
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – A Stapleton man, who three months ago commandeered a city bus at the St. George Ferry Terminal and took it on a mile-long joyride, has driven himself into a felony conviction....
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9th Ave Polo Grounds Shuttle Questions.
Ive recenlty online learned that there used to be a 9th ave elevated Polo Grounds shuttle that ran in the bronx and is possible to see on foot, altough I can not seem to find it. Â From what I know of,...
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First Phase of 88 St and 104 St Renewals Completed
Beginning at 5:00 a.m., Monday, September 29, A Subway Line Icon Line customers will once again have access to the Queens-bound sides of the 88 St and 104 St stations along the Liberty Avenue Line in...
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MTA Publishes 2015-2019 Capital Program
 September 23rd, 2014 The MTA's proposed 2015-2019 Capital Program is out. And it details its plan to ensure safe and reliable service for a growing region by investing in the subway, bus, commuter...
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MTA board approves nearly $32B in infrastructure upgrades
The MTA board approved a massive, almost $32 billion plan Wednesday to maintain and upgrade its aging infrastructure and add new projects like countdown clocks for the letter lines and bringing the...
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Officials Reassure the Public There Is No Terror Threat to Our Subway System
Well, this one really caught officials scrambling. Yesterday, Bratton, Cuomo, DeBlasio, and Prendergast spent all of Thursday riding the subway as of an effort to reassure the public that they are...
View ArticleDrive Cam saga
Lately all thats been coming from the drive cam is nothing but to hurt us operators. Ive been called into the office for setting off the camera. Now every bus i get the sensitivty to it is different....
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R68A
I rode the R68A and I must say it performances and power is way better the the R46 . Also I have a question. With the yard swaps does the Train Motormen have a say in which train the line what's to...
View ArticleFantasy Map
Can somebody help me find a way to start building my own fantasy map? Either a program that easily lets me edit the map, or a map that has all the lines and stops, but no stop words. Thanks. It also...
View ArticleIf the Manhattan Els Haven't Been Torn Down...
Curious question as a what if the Manhattan Els (2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 9th) haven't been torn down, still standing today (same stations and tracks), and have seen the real events that took place in NYC....
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Post 2015 Updated Subway Map
Alright, before anything I DID NOT create this map, only the added routes. All credit goes to the original author of NYCSUBWAY.org. Now this is a subway map Post 2015, which includes the Second Ave...
View ArticleOld LIRR & MNRR Track Maps
Hopefully I don't sound like a broken record but does anyone still have copies of those old track maps of the LIRR/MNRR? I believe it was on richgreen.com or something similar. I know they cannot be...
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Fantasy Map 2014
I'd like to present to you all my NYC Subway Fantasy Map for 2014. I do one of these every year and this year's has an interesting idea that some of you might enjoy. While there are the standard...
View ArticleCT Transit Classic Retirement
The Classics up in the New Haven division of CT Transit are on their last leg, literally, and are the last of the Classics in the Tri-State area. Per posts on BusTalk (...
View ArticleNew M train schedule
http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tmcur.pdf The scheds look hideous
View ArticleA question of elderly/disabled transport: Access-A-Ride vs City Bus
Ive had the experience of being an Access-A-Ride driver before upgrading to bigger buses. I've seen pros and cons to both sides, mostly pros with AAR picking you up from your place of residence. If you...
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90% of subway stations have structural damage, State Controller Thomas...
90% of subway stations have structural damage, State Controller Thomas DiNapoli says A new report, based on a 2012 survey conducted by NYC Transit, found that number of stations were in need of...
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