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Culver Line Track Plans (1931-1954) with 38th Street Yard
Culver Line Track Plans (1931-1954) with 38th Street Yard http://tramway-null.blogspot.com/2013/06/culver-line-track-plans-1931-1954-with.html Source: Linder, B. & Erlitz, J. "Culver Line...
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Sheepshead Bay Race Track Spur
http://tramway-null.blogspot.com/2012/02/not-cowboy-spurs-but-sheepshead-bay.html Not Cowboy Spurs but Sheepshead Bay Race Track Spur I came across a track map drawn by B.Linder and published in the...
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Southeast Queens Subway Line (Route 131-D)
http://tramway-null.blogspot.com/2013/10/source-data-to-be-added-later.html Southeast Queens Subway Line (Route 131-D) Source: "New York Division Bulletin", Electric Railroaders' Association, Vol....
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Lexington Avenue Line: North and South Sections, as of 1990
Lexington Avenue Line: North and South Sections, as of 1990 Source: Linder, B. In "New York Division Bulletin", Electric Railroaders' Association, Vol. 33, No. 1, January, 1990, pp. 4-5. Lexington...
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Bergen Avenue Cut-off of the 3rd Avenue El
Bergen Avenue Cut-off of the 3rd Avenue El Source: B. Linder & J. Erlitz, New York Division Bulletin, ERA, Vol. 48, No. 10, October, 2005, p. 18. Many of my posts were on the subject of the...
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iPhone 6 and 6 Plus may come to the NYC Subway System
Lookie what I found: 9to5Mac: It may seem as Apple is getting ready for the big Apple, underground is what I mean. I have recently been told that Apple is expanding their Apple Pay system to...
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Wild Idea to Link Laguardia to New South Bronx Rail Hub
Folly or Genius?Jim Venturi’s plan for expanding La Guardia Airport would radically transfigure the landscape on both sides of the East River.1. La Guardia would expand to include Rikers Island,...
View Article1 year anniversary of first R188s in service
Tuscarora Almanac - November 7, 2013 - The Book of First Runs The first train of R-188's entered service today on the IRT No 7 Flushing Line.The consist was 7811 through 7821.
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MTA installing more "On The Go" info kiosk screens on the (G) and (R)...
More than a dozen digital information kiosks in subway stations along the R and G lines are going to be installed by the end of the year, amNewYork has learned. The On the Go kiosks that have been...
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NYP: Metro-North conductors are opening doors to nowhere
Stand clear of the open doors! Metro-North conductors are accidentally opening train doors at or near stations where they don’t even connect to a platform — exposing riders to dangerous falls, The...
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It's as bad as it gets: Resorting to get to Manhattan by way of Staten Island...
Saturday was the worst day of traveling for 4 Avenue/Bay Ridge folks on Saturday with and trains running local in both directions. After visiting friends in Bay Ridge, I decided to take the S79SBS to...
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It's as bad as it gets: Resorting to get to Manhattan by way of Staten Island...
Saturday was the worst day of traveling for 4 Avenue/Bay Ridge folks on Saturday with and trains running local in both directions. After visiting friends in Bay Ridge, I decided to take the S79SBS to...
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Fulton Transit Center opens to commuters
Tomorrow at 5 a.m., the sparkling and expansive new Fulton Center subway hub will finally open to the public. The celebrated the opening of the $1.4 billion transit complex today with officials and...
View ArticleHow to Meaningfully Improve Traffic Safety
http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/11/commute-meaningfully-improve-traffic-safety-part-1-2/
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PANYNJ says Atlantic City Airport is filthy
Will someone please tell me LaGuardia airport is much worse and still considered a "third world country"? SMFH...
View ArticleCould the BxM4C be a Select Bus Service?
I know the Bee-Line wouldn't agree with this, but would the BxM4C be a SBS?
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Fight, Slap, and Brawl on the (F) Train
Now this is something you don't see everyday... On November 8th during the early morning hours (shortly before 5:00 AM), a brawl ensued on an R160 (or R160A) train between Broadway-Lafayette and West...
View ArticleNorth Shore Rail Line to Arthur Kill?
Why can't the MTA start building the Norh Shore Line so people can have access to the west side of Staten Island without taking the bus or paying another fare at St. George?
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(5) via (2) Line
Why is the always on the line because of signal problems, a situation at a station along Lexington Avenue, or because of a train with mechanical issues?
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Blue Line Turns Yellow for a Day (WMATA)
Veterans Day in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday could attract as many as 800,000 people to the National Mall to watch a concert featuring Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Eminem, Carrie Underwood and...
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