FASTRACK in Which Line?
Where do you guys think the future schedule for FASTRACK should go? To get it started, I think that it should fix the line between 121 Street and Broadway Junction because that section of the Jamaica...
View ArticleFASTRACK in Which Line?
Where do you guys think the future schedule for FASTRACK should go? To get it started, I think that it should fix the line between 121 Street and Broadway Junction because that section of the Jamaica...
View ArticleMount Eden Avenue having a bus line?
I am sure many people who live near Mount Eden Aveune are going to agree with me, but why can't it a have a bus line because it is a big road and many people could take it from Manhattan or River Park...
View Articlesurface bus line dispatcher TA established
Updated Yesterday The Department of Citywide Administrative Services established a 1,165-name promotion list for Dispatcher (Surface Transportation) on Nov. 12, 2014. The list is based on Exam 4700,...
View ArticleMTA fare hike proposals unjustly targets suburban commuters
http://web.mta.info/mta/news/hearings/2014FareTolls/notice_eng.html I think the base fare should be raised to $2.75, but they should leave the pass at $112.00 since it's mainly New Yorkers that use...
View ArticleIs Q114 LTD better than the old Q113 LTD?
I know that Far Rockaway needs a better bus line, but can the Q114 have better efficiency over the Q113 LTD because it has less stops or takes a more direct route or ...
View ArticleHunts Point Av 6 Station Becomes the 84th Fully ADA Accessible Subway Station
http://www.mta.info/news-hunts-point-subway/2014/11/18/hunts-point-av-6-station-becomes-84th-fully-ada-accessible-subway Hunts Point Av 6 Station Becomes the 84th Fully ADA Accessible Subway Station...
View ArticleMTA Buses and Subways Gear Up for Winter Weather
MTA Buses and Subways Gear Up for Winter Weather Select Language▼ November 18th, 2014 MTA Buses and Subways Gear Up for Winter Weather As the season for cold and snowy weather approaches, MTA New...
View Article10 day G/O on (B) (Q) (F): No service bet. Coney Island & Brighton Beach...
No trains between Kings Highway and Brighton Beach trains provide alternate service Weekdays, Mon to Fri, Nov 24 - 28 (except Nov 27)* Service operates between Bedford Pk Blvd/145 St and Kings Hwy. •...
View ArticleCommuter Railroads and Weather: Is Mother Nature winning?
Agree or disagree....Is winter weather getting worse in the Tri State area? Used to be if you had a major snowstorm or any significant weather phenomenon, the trains kept running. For example, in...
View ArticleWhy are so many depots short on artics?
I've been noticing that on quite a few routes that are usually 100% artic, I've been seeing quite a few 40 footers. M79 is one of them that really needs artics all of the time. Last night while I was...
View ArticleJapan’s new maglev train will be the world’s fastest subway
http://qz.com/298755/japans-new-maglev-train-will-be-the-worlds-fastest-subway/
View ArticleTransit Transit News is ENDING
Directly from Winston Mitchell in an e-mail to me earlier today: "Hi To All: This is Winston Mitchell, News Director of Transit Transit News Magazine. I am so thankful to have worked with so many...
View ArticleThree taken to hospital after hit by NICE bus in Great Neck, cops say
Two women and a child were taken to the hospital after being struck by a NICE bus while attempting to cross a street Wednesday morning in Great Neck, Nassau County police said. One of the women,...
View ArticleMTA's R-251 vacuum train order goes to NEU International Railways of France
MTA's R-251 vacuum train order goes to NEU International Railways of France MTA has been approve on purchasing 3 vaktrak trains... To obtain Board approval to award a competitively solicited...
View Articleview flat MTA will shutdown (A) (C) line Cranberry Tunnel for next 40...
view flat MTA will shutdown line Cranberry Tunnel for next 40 WEEKENDS in Spring 2015 Starting next spring, the Cranberry Street Tunnel, which is used by A and C trains between Brooklyn and...
View ArticleStaten Island Railway R-44 rail cars will be retired in ...
2020 Next year (July 2015)... another round of SMS that the R44 cars badly needed. ( about 18 month SMS program ). They will hire more people to fix these old cars.
View ArticleNY-NJ Cross Habor Freight Tunnel: November 2014 study release; Lots of people...
NY-NJ Cross Habor Freight Tunnel: November 2014 study release; Lots of people concern... Download files: http://www.panynj.gov/about/CHFP_draft_Tier_1_EIS/CHFP_Tier1_EIS_downloads.html The...
View ArticleR160 Graffiti train probably on the way to the yard
In Bushwick, Brooklyn taken on November 17
View ArticleMTA Celebrates Re-opening of Mother Clara Hale Depot With Ribbon-Cutting
MTA Celebrates Re-opening of Mother Clara Hale Depot With Ribbon-Cutting Select Language▼ November 20th, 2014 Martha Clara Hale Bus Depot Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman and CEO...
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