NJTRO Strike may be possible if no agreement reached
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View ArticleArcher Western to build rails for All Aboard Florida
This high speed train is speeding along very well. Looks like I'll be going to Miami in style in two years time and we might have a lot more to come then just that. Leaders of the planned All Aboard...
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4 train service increased while the 5 is not running?
For the next 3 weekends the MTA website states that the is completely suspended. I know that the conductors whom works on that line will be working on other lines. But I'm wondering will the service...
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US Women’s Soccer Ticker-Tape Parade info (some stations will be closed)
http://www.mta.info/news-parade-subway-bus-lirr-metro-north/2015/07/09/mta-your-best-way-get-us-women%E2%80%99s-soccer-ticker. Plan ahead. The MTA said that the might will terminate at Canal Street...
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Staten Island Fantasy System Useful for Future BVE
I am currently coming up with a detailed plan for Staten Island. I believe it's quite ingenious as I am using scribble maps to snake the routes through neighborhoods. The assumption is that these...
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Subway riders rip Andrew Cuomo for MTA funding by griping at cardboard...
Gov. Cuomo got an earful from frustrated subway riders Thursday. Riders Alliance, a grassroots transit group criticizing the governor for leaving the MTA’s $32 billion plan to improve service...
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Window shatters on MTA bus in Manhattan for unknown reason: officials
The driver’s side window of a city bus mysteriously shattered as the vehicle picked up passengers in Manhattan Friday morning, police and transit officials said. The driver and passengers on the...
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R44 and R46 differences
So guys I was just wondering what are some good differences between the R44s and R46s I know the R44s would always fart before leaving the station but can you point out some other differences here are...
View ArticleFormer Redbird subway car-turned-Queens Tourism Center closing
http://queenscourier.com/former-redbird-subway-car-turned-queens-tourism-center-set-to-close-report/ "due to lack of use". Suggests one possible reason could be its location on the eastern side of...
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Broken switch caused problems all day on CPW lines
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Subway-Broken-Switch-Service-Changes-A-B-C-D-Trains-313359701.html The switch at 135th street station was causing issues on the .
View ArticleHow does CT 2hr pass work
im curious as to who the 2hr pass from the I-Bus work can I take the I-Bus and take it again going the other way of its under two hours? Or is it not allowed or do I have to transfer first
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M86 bus beats legs — again — in crosstown challenge
The bus won — again. A common complaint about crosstown buses in Manhattan is that walking is often faster; they crawl through traffic and sit idle at stops as throngs of riders dip their MetroCards,...
View ArticleWhat ever happened to the next stop announcements on MTA buses
please tell me I'm not the only one who tempers that the buses on the M34 used to have announcements bus they don't anymore, what happened?
View ArticleNJ Transit board approves 9% fare hike
It seems like fare hikes are becoming popular around the region... http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/07/nj_transit_board_ignores_commuter_pleas_approves_fare_hike_and_service_cuts.html
View Article2015-2016 MCI D4500CTs
772 buses have been ordered. Preliminary delivery of demo is said to be between March and June of 2016. Garages said to get them: All private garages with MCIs, Howell, Ironbound, Meadowlands, Wayne,...
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25 percent of MTA workers earned six-figure salaries last year
25 percent of MTA workers earned six-figure salaries last year By Daniel Prendergast July 16, 2015 | 10:27pm Modal Trigger Photo: Robert Kalfus Working for the MTA is the fast track to a six-figure...
View ArticleHomeless Problem Spreads to NYCT Buses
Yesterday I saw something rather disturbing. On a leisure stroll down to Whole Foods, I took the BxM3 to the city, made a stop at a café for an espresso, and then made my way over to 15SBS from 23rd...
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