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R62s on the Flushing Line in the 1980s
I was recently looking through a great set of photos by "farrockawayatrain" and I found this photo of an R62 train from the 80s. I knew that some R62As (particularly lower 16xx) trains tested on the...
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MTA: Metro-North repair crews get little supervision
MTA: Metro-North repair crews get little supervision Posted: Apr 13, 2015 6:31 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 13, 2015 6:55 AM EDT...
View ArticleHypocrite deBlasio Wants Us to Stand up for Transportation
http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/04/the-commute-hypocrite-de-blasio-wants-us-to-stand-up-for-transportation/
View ArticleLong Island "slow zone"
Why is it whenever there is eastbound traffic on the Northern State Parkway and Long Island Expressway it usually clears up by Roslyn Road?
View ArticleNTT Announcement Observations (Apr. 2015)
As has been reported by several members here on the forum, there have been changes made to the automated announcement system. In a massive shift, the AAS has been dramatically altered for the first...
View ArticleHomeless Man found dead on L train in Brooklyn
http://7online.com/news/homeless-man-found-dead-on-l-train-/661732/ I wonder how often they do these checks but this once proved to Be very sad.
View ArticleSubway/Railroad connections?
Where exactly do the subways and local railroads connect? I think MNRR connects in the Bronx and LIRR in brooklyn, but im unsure of exactly where....I know a decade or two ago MNRR was seriously...
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First Avenue Bus Stop Near Gracie Mansion Has Been Under Construction For 16...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — How long should it take to build a bus stop? As CBS2 Political reporter Marcia Kramer reported, on First Avenue in Yorkville – around the corner from the Gracie Mansion where...
View ArticleEditorial: Bus BS on our boulevards
http://www.qchron.com/opinion/editorial/bus-bs-on-our-boulevards/article_fc670847-d151-5ea7-87c6-da2667d3f021.html
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Rockaway Av, Van Siclen Av to Close for Renovation, Starting Monday
Planned Service Changes ALL TIMES 5 AM Mon, Apr 20 until late September 2015 Trains skip Rockaway Av and Van Siclen Av in both directions Shuttle buses provide alternate service To/from Rockaway Av,...
View ArticleUptown officials request new subway line
As the M.T.A. scours Albany for funding, Manhattan and Bronx politicians have come up with a new proposal to spend it: They want the transportation authority to consider building a new subway between...
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Grasmere station renovations to be completed in August, says MTA
Grasmere station renovations to be completed in August, says MTA 0 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- This April marks two years of delays to the opening of the the Staten Island Railway's renovated...
View ArticleCouncil approves creation of citywide bus rapid transit plan
Council approves creation of citywide bus rapid transit plan CITY HALL -- A citywide bus rapid transit plan would be developed under Council legislation passed on Thursday. "People in outer borough...
View ArticleMTA BANS SEXY ADS BECAUSE SOME COMMUTERS HAVE NEVER BEEN KISSED
"MTA BANS SEXY ADS BECAUSE SOME COMMUTERS HAVE NEVER BEEN KISSED The MTA is the cruel, soulless bureaucracy that jacks up your subway fares, can't deal with crowds even though everyone else does,...
View ArticleNY Councilman Calls For Removal of Lane Bryant Subway Ads: “The F train has...
A subway train pulling into a station is supposed to be a welcome sight for riders, but some trains are generating a different reaction. A city councilman wants the Metropolitan Transportation...
View ArticleWaterbury Branch Service Changes Starting April 25
Changes to Waterbury Branch Service Starting April 25 Accommodate Necessary Infrastructure Improvements Posted March 26, 2015 Necessary infrastructure improvements on the Waterbury Branch...
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MTA Bus Checker
It's been a while since we talked about bus apps. A while ago I downloaded BusChecker for the hell of it and a guy who rides the BxM1 and BxM18 with me has been raving about it, so I decided to test...
View ArticleBus collision prevention technology
I came across this little article in the New York Times. I've read abut the "bus is turning" announcement on here, but I don't remember reading about the sensors for collision avoidance technology here...
View ArticleDOT and the MTA Have No Answers
http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/04/the-commute-dot-and-the-mta-have-no-answers/ THE COMMUTE: Last Thursday, I attended the first of four Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) / Select Bus Service (SBS) Woodhaven...
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