MTA is a Terrible Scheduler
Q113 and Q114: Each service runs every 20 minutes including rush hour. Get a bus, a bus a minute behind, then wait 19 minutes for the next round of buses. Q52/Q53: 6:58, 7:05, 7:05, 7:13, 7:20, 7:20,...
View ArticleMan, 60, dies after being hit by Q13 in Flushing
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View ArticleLight Rail ticketing system may tempt riders to cheat
HOBOKEN — The ticketing system on NJ Transit's three light rail lines largely relies on riders' moral compasses. Though the threat of getting caught is real, inconsistent ticket enforcement seems to...
View ArticleAn unusual "D" Train route in the 1950's
An unusual "D" Train route in the 1950's "In an interesting article about IND subway service in the late 1950's, an article written by Alex Friedlander, Arthur Lonto and Henry Raudenbush in the...
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Old Plans for the BMT Chambers Street Station
Old Plans for the BMT Chambers Street Station Source: "Chambers Street Station, or Sec. #1 of Route #9-0, BMT Division" by David E. Rogoff, in NY Division Bulletin, Vol. 2, No.3, July-August 1959....
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Rare Map of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
Rare Map of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Source: Linder, B., " The Westchester's Last Days" in The Bulletin, Electric Railroaders' Association, Vol. 56, No.1, January, 2013, p. 7,8....
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Dave Rogoff's Line Drawings of the Original IRT Subway
Dave Rogoff's Line Drawings of the Original IRT Subway Source: Rogoff, David, " Contract I Platform Extensions " in "Contract I History", New York Division Bulletin, Electric Railroaders' Association,...
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8th Avenue Subway Track Plans - South Section 1932- 2006
About one week ago, I posted a clip from subchat showing a front window view of the new Flushing Line # 7 extension to 34th Street. At 42nd Street and 8th Avenue, the line crosses at right angles the...
View ArticleHow reroutes are picked in emergencies.
Hi i was wondering how are buses are detoured when there is something going on along their route and they cant go through the affected area. And i mean basically anything, i remember a couple of...
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Rare Map of the Proposed Second Avenue Subway in Manhattan as of 1974
http://tramway-null.blogspot.com/2013/12/rare-map-of-proposed-second-avenue.html
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Culver Shuttle Track Plans 1954-1975
Culver Shuttle Track Plans 1954-1975 Source: B. Linder and J. Erlitz, "Culver 'L' Track Plans", The Bulletin, New York Division, Electric Railroaders' Association, Vol. 43, No. 9, September, 2000....
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Various Brighton Line Track Plans: 1912, 1937-2003
http://tramway-null.blogspot.com/2012/12/various-brighton-line-track-plans-1912.html
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IND Super Express Bypass Line (Route 131-B 8-26-77)
IND Super Express Bypass Line (Route 131-B 8-26-77) Source: J. Erlitz, Drawing #IRT-SK12, in "Tech Talk", by Jeffrey Erlitz, In The Bulletin, Vol. 48, No. 2, February, 2005, Page 11. The drawing is...
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Steinway Tunnel Trolley Map 1907 and Queensboro Plaza Area Maps
http://tramway-null.blogspot.com/2012/11/steinway-tunnel-trolley-map-1907-and.html Source: B. Linder, "Flushing Line Queensboro Plaza Area, 1924-38", "Flushing & Astoria Lines Queensboro Plaza...
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Fulton Street (Brooklyn) "L" Track Plans - 1912
http://tramway-null.blogspot.com/2014/10/fulton-street-brooklyn-l-track-plans.html Fulton Street (Brooklyn) "L" Track Plans - 1912 Source: Linder, B. "Fulton Street 'L' - Track Plans", In New York...
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New York Subway's "Rosewell" - Area 51 - Beyond the 76th Street Station
Source: Jeffrey Erlitz, "Tech Talk", in New York Division Bulletin, Vol. 47, No. 5, May, 2004, Pages 5-6. Originally from: Board of Transportation, City of New York, Study for Alignment and Grades...
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West End Line North Section Until 1916
http://tramway-null.blogspot.com/2012/06/west-end-line-north-section-until-1916.html
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South Brooklyn Railway Track Plan as of 9/29/1960
South Brooklyn Railway Track Plan as of 9/29/1960 http://tramway-null.blogspot.com/2012/05/south-brooklyn-railway-track-plan-as-of.html Source: B. Linder, Part 10, South Brooklyn's Trolley...
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Pelham Subway Line: Track Plan as of 1988
http://tramway-null.blogspot.com/2014/10/pelham-subway-line-track-plan-as-of-1988.html Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Pelham Subway Line: Track Plan as of 1988 Source: Linder, B....
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