It's CNG time ladies and gentleman!
It's now time for the CNG order ladies and gentleman! If anyone has been following the sub-forums in the bus section you know the base order calls for 138 buses with options for 125. I can now...
View ArticleQ47 Detour
For a year the Q47 bus has been running on detour along Grand Ave and 69th St due to construction on calamus ave. Why is there no information posted on the mta website of were the corresponding stops...
View ArticleBus only lane q53/52
So it appears on a stretch of woodhaven blvd they are getting ready for the bus only lane as this past week they chalking line and started painting the bus only lane....from driving the q53 last...
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NJT to order a whopping 772 MCI CNG buses.
In one of the largest contracts ever, NJT had officially renewed their long lasting partnership with MCI. The $395 million order for clean diesel, cruiser-style coaches will offer NJ TRANSIT...
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MTA approves $206M signaling contract for Queens Blvd Line
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority gave preliminary approval to two contracts totaling $205.8 million to Siemens Industry Inc. and Thales Transport & Security for the installation...
View ArticleMetro North and LIRR Need 24 Hour Service
Metro North and LIRR do not have service throughout the overnight hours when they could really use some. After all, New York City never sleeps! and you have plenty of people who need to take these...
View ArticleNJT to order a whopping 772 MCI buses.
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,...
View ArticleTransSee 2.0
I developed TransSee which uses NextBus data to predictions for some parts of NY and other cities supported by NextBus. I've been rewriting TransSee from the ground up to support more then NextBus....
View ArticleR142's On The 6
Does anyone know if that 10 car set of R142's will stay on the 6 or go back to the 4 or is Westchester giving Jerome a set of R62A's I have caught it once when it was going around the loop
View ArticleBreaking News: Bus orders through 2016 now confirmed
NYCTF Exclusive Alright guys it is now Monday, and as I stated over the weekend I would have a full report this afternoon. Let's begin shall we.... All information effective July 27, 2015 The...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo Unveils Vision For Transformative Redesign of LaGuardia Airport
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-unveils-vision-transformative-redesign-laguardia-airport First Half of New Unified Terminal Structure – a $4 Billion Construction Project – to Break...
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Luminator and the Spectrum Glitch
So what causes the signs to completely stop working, or have a color glitch? The new Luminator Spectrum signs have 32-pin connector cables mounted behind the system. The particular supplier that...
View ArticleVIDEO: W4 Interlocking Supervisory Tower, Relay Room, CBTC installation and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjx3S3UjmnA This is a real gem. Footage inside W4 tower, in the relay room, at flushing shops installing car equip. Enjoy.
View ArticleState and City DOT are a Bad Joke
http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/07/commute-state-city-dot-bad-joke/ THE COMMUTE: Confusing signage near where the Belt Parkway separates from the Gowanus Expressway has been misleading commuters...
View ArticleUnloading timetables from around the country.
From ebay or travelling, I have alot of timetables, maps and it time to unload some ( or go to recycling bin). PVTA 2005 and others Ft Lauderdale 2005 San Diego 2003/4 AC transit...
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R17 Rollsign
I don't want to flood the Memorabilia forum, so I thought I'd start a thread here and share some images. I recently sold some items and bought myself a real piece of history: an R17 rollsign. It's one...
View ArticleWhoa, A Metro Train Pulled Into Downtown Santa Monica
http://laist.com/2015/07/29/metro_train_santa_monica.php (I say, now if they could only tie the PE subway —the portion east of the freway, to the terminal, into something).
View ArticleTTMG Bus Roster Site Down?
Since last month I've noticed that the TTMG bus roster has been down. I used to go there since it was one of the most accurate ones. Does anyone know why it was taken down?
View ArticleBroken SBS machines
So I've been using the local buses in Manhattan here and there the last few weeks, particularly the M15SBS. There have been at least three or four stops where ALL of the machines were out. Last night...
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