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NTSB 143 page report on Organizational Factors in Metro-North Railroad Accidents

NTSB 143 page report on Organizational Factors in Metro-North Railroad Accidents   Report: http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2014/SIR1404.pdf Summary During the time period between May 2013 and March...

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MTA: We Can't Stop Subway Overcrowding

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NYC Subway Platform Screen Doors update

    "NYC Subway Platform Screen Doors update   Posted by Gold_12th on Mon Nov 17 14:17:59 2014   Today's board meeting reveal:   MTA and third party contractor "STV Inc." is doing an engineer study on...

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Why you shouldn't drive slowly in the left lane

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/16/5804590/why-you-shouldnt-drive-slowly-in-the-left-lane

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Can Lane Discipline Decrease the Sensitivity of Freeway Fatality Rates to...

Interesting: http://thinkmetric.com/pres/autobahn/LaneDiscipline.pdf

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What is the craziest thing you've seen other drivers do while driving on the...

I saw a van cut in front of my bus from the right lane, climb up an embankment and get back on the highway in Little Falls/Clifton, NJ. What is the wildest thing you have ever seen?

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(N) and (R) Lines Switched?

I know how much progress the and Lines have been making, but you think we should go back to old times? - Forest Hills-71 Aveune/ Continental to Coney Island - Stillwell Aveune or Gravesend - 86 Street....

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(H) or (K) Lines?

I just remembered, that the was an 8 Aveune Line and had good service and the was a line that substituted for the to World Trade Center and for train customers going north on the Line. Now which line...

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Which is the Best Local?

Just like the express forum that I made, which line is the best local? I'll start by saying that the is the best local, on the weekends, because it has a higher frequency and has more trains coming in...

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NYPD officer caught on tape smashing alleged fare beater in head with baton...

A brutal video catches an NYPD officer bash an alleged fare beater in the head with a baton, opening a gash in the man’s head and sending him stumbling around the Brooklyn subway station in a daze....

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PATCO and SEPTA come close to fare-sharing agreement

More freedom may come to the PATCO fare card as early as 2016. PATCO and SEPTA are closing in on a deal that would kick-off the first phase of a larger fare-sharing system, officials said.  Officials...

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Favorite Line in The Bronx

Everyone has an opinion on which line is best, but which of the ,,,,,,or lines is best to run the Bronx?

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Bus clips wing of AA flight in Atlanta

American Airlines passengers suffered a rough arrival after a bus slammed into their plane at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday night. The bus struck Flight 232 as it waited at...

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If express service was never eliminated in the Bronx.....

Okay, as a Yonkers commuter, I always take the Bee-Line bus to Woodlawn and 242 Street. The thing is, there is NO express service. The always runs local, why was there never a express service for the ?...

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Track connections between separate lines and divisions

I've always been curious, where are there track connections (other than the obvious Queensboro Plaza) between the A and B divisions, the Flushing Line and the rest of the A division, and between the...

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RARE NYWB TIMETABLE FOR SALE!

    Mouse over image to zoom 1915-New-York-Westchester-Boston-Railroad-Passenger-Train-Time-Schedule   $99...

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Are subway trains equipped with Back-Up Power?

Okay, in case a blackout were to happen on the subway, and let's say a gets stuck in the middle of the tunnel, does everything in the train shut off (Thinking if it as it uses R160's) like the FINDS,...

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WMATA to get more Xcelsior hybrids(and CNGs)

Just read on another site that WMATA is going to head back over to New Flyer once they are done receiving the 8000s Nabi BRT 42 hybrids. Apparently, they are also going to receive about 20 or so XDE60...

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DD50 series question.

Is there a reason why the DD50 EGR and DD50G EGR both got discontinued a few years ago? I figured that the EGR component was an epa add on to reduce toxic emissions, so why discontinue it? The Series...

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Which subway cars you wish that never got retired?

Which subway cars that are going to be retire soon or already retired that you wish they had an upgrade just like the R62s and have a longer lifespan? I am hoping the will upgrade the R32, R38, R46...

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