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MTA stats show more subway trains are late
" subway punctuality is ‘an extraordinarily complex issues," says NYC Transit Division President Carmen Bianco. When straphangers peer down the tracks, too often there is no light at the end of the...
View ArticleMCI 7462 crashed on turnpike.
8 injuries reported, driver not hurt. 3 tractor trailers involved also. Near exit 13 on turnpike. Bus has heavy right rear side damage looks like a sideswipe .
View ArticleAs MTA hunts for money, group touts support for plan to add tolls on East...
As MTA hunts for money, group touts support for plan to add tolls on East River bridges By DAN RIVOLI December 17, 2014 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISE HERE As state and transit officials figure out how...
View ArticleAmtrak Empire trains and LIRR push pull trains in and out of Penn Station
When the Amtrak Empire trains come out of Sunnyside Yard and go to Penn Station, they use a single P32ACDM unit. But when the LIRR trains come through with its Dual Mode trains, they have engines on...
View ArticleSelect Bus Service Will Make Woodhaven Worse
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Sheepshead Bay Diner Prepares to Serve Last Meal
Sheepshead Bay Diner Prepares to Serve Last Meal By: Jeanine Ramirez 12/17/2014 10:29 PM Sheepshead Bay Diner Prepares to Serve Last Meal A Sheepshead Bay diner that's been a neighborhood...
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Metro-North Riverdale Anniversary: Officials say Metro-North is safer
SPUYTEN DUYVIL ANNIVERSARY Officials say Metro-North is safer By Shant Shahrigian Posted 12/4/14 Marisol Díaz/The Riverdale Press Passengers walk across temporary ramps set up while track work is...
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Remnants of the 1980s Subway: Stickers
Most of the subway system today has been updated in the past year or two years--station signs are always replaced, strip maps get new stickers, and the MTA keeps things current. In the cars themselves,...
View ArticleBeginner's Guide to the New York Subway
Hey fellow straphangers, A while ago, I've written an Absolute Beginner's Guide to the New York Subway that is mainly geared towards tourists and visitors to New York. I have turned this into a...
View ArticleWhat is a Transit Advocate?
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View ArticleNew Reminders For The New Year
"Courtesy Counts, Manners Make a Better Ride" is the message the MTA is trying to get across to customers who ride the trains and buses. MTA NYC Transit is unveiling a new placard campaign which urges...
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MTA Is Not Messing Around With New PSAs
The has unveiled its new "Courtesy Counts" campaign, and they are really covering the gamut of all the awful, annoying things people (note: never you!) do on the subway. While the...
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MTA Bus Driver arrested after pedestrian struck and killed.
Updated 22 mins ago BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WABC) -- Police said the New York City bus hit and killed a man on a Brooklyn street, and the bus driver has been arrested. The MTA said bus #4228 on the...
View ArticleAmtrak Phase 3 paint scheme returns
With the delivery of the Viewliner 2 Baggage cars, Amtrak America has revived the Phase 3 paint scheme. However, they brought back the current logo to go with it (ugh)
View ArticleQM2, QM20 or QM3 stop at CitiField
I've always wondered about this since I've seen express buses pass while watching Mets' games at the old stadium.... Why not have either the QM2, QM20 or QM3 make a stop near CitiField when there are...
View ArticleBridgeton man robs NJT bus driver
A Bridgeton man arrested Thursday is accused of robbing an NJ Transit bus driver at gunpoint and getting away with cash. Read More: Source
View ArticleMTA Bus GPS Help
Hi, I'm working on an app that measures and reports MTA Bus performance based on data from the MTA Bus Time API. So far, I'm able to determine on-time performance. However, I'm now working on...
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Official Subway FAIL Thread
Just because theres one in the off-topic section that isn't mainly about subways. Post here video/pictures of Subway fails like wrong stops/discountined services/etc. I will go first.
View ArticleJanuary 4, 2015 Bus Service/Schedule Changes
Bus Service Changes: Q114: http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/servChanges_Q114_dec24_14.htm Q112: http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/servChanges_Q112_dec12_14.htm More changes to come as info as...
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