MTA capital plan includes West-of-Hudson projects
NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board approved its 2015-19 capital program on Wednesday that includes finishing the installation of positive train control on Metro-North Railroad....
View ArticleMetro North Port Jervis monthly metrocards for sale
various years. RARE. From Hoboken to Salisbury Mills. If anyone is interested, let me know and make an offer. thanks
View ArticleThe MTA is the Best Way to get to an Array of Events This Weekend
The New York Mets will be taking on the Kansas City Royals in the 2015 World Series and MTA trains and buses will be ready to serve fans headed to Citi Field starting Friday, October 30 for Games 3, 4,...
View Articlesysten wide block nubering system ?
can anybody post depot by depot block/run # sequencances?
View Articlesysten wide block nubering system ?
can anybody post depot by depot block/run # sequencances?
View Article12 Years ago today 11/3
Last Run World's Fair R33/R36 cars made their last run in revenue service on the morning of 11/3/2003, with cars (E 9564-9565-9309-9582-9583-9584-9585-9617-9616-9587-9586 W). Left Time sq at 10;30AM...
View ArticleCathay Pacific New Livery
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?id=2725693,2725692 https://youtu.be/XLskBTrhGek sorry im not feeling it it is just a deletion or 2 and an updated tail and your done i think the tail...
View ArticleMTA Bus Operator Kills Elderly Woman on Left-Turn, Continues Driving
Absolutely appalling. I hope they throw the book at this guy, and hard. It's clear from images that this was not a blind turn by any means. Some proof that (as was mentioned a few weeks ago, and I...
View ArticlePassenger in LIRR cab
Well this isn't great...is it true that doors to the cab are often left open? I've never seen that. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/11/03/lirr-passenger-in-off-limits-engineers-cab/ MINEOLA,...
View ArticleTracks of the NYC Subway: Request for info/changes
Hi all, Hope everyone's had a good 2015 so far. I'm in the process of putting together all the changes for the 2016 edition of Tracks of the NYC Subway and I'm asking the assembled braintrust here...
View ArticleCommunity Expresses Outrage Over MTA's Decision to Pull $1 Billion from...
http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2015/11/3/community-expresses-outrage-over-mta-s-decision-to-pull--1-billion-from-second-avenue-subway.html Good for them. Finishing Phase 2 of SAS and...
View ArticleSelect Bus Service coming to South Brooklyn
http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/html/routes/south-brooklyn.shtml Please feel free to discuss, all. 👦🏻
View ArticleCan we talk about that other other MTA problem now?
Too lazy to copy/paste in the whole article, so here's a link:http://secondavenuesagas.com/2015/10/13/can-we-talk-about-that-other-other-mta-problem-now/ I agree completely. The MTA's outrageously high...
View ArticleAmtrak fleet 70s/80s
I recall that many locomotives purchased by Amtrak in their first twenty years or so weren't around too long... P30s were retired after 15 years, SDP40s saw only 12 years of service, and most of the...
View ArticleM5 bus to be split into two routes to speed up service: MTA
The MTA wants to break the bottlenecks on the longest bus route in Manhattan, the Daily News has learned.The 12-mile long M5 bus — running from the George Washington Bridge to the Staten Island Ferry —...
View ArticleQuestions about the R42s
I will mention that I am not from New York, I am from Canada, so I know very little about the subway. Hopefully my questions can be answered. So some friends of mine are visiting NYC this December,...
View ArticleNICE Public Hearing for Service Cuts/Fare Hike
Nassau County Bus Transit Committee Meeting- November 19th, 3:00 pm , 6:00 pm This meeting will be held at the Legislative Chamber, Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building, 1550...
View ArticleBuses on BusTime With Incorrect Destination Signage
So some passengers have been getting burned by a bug if you will with BusTime. In the mornings, apparently BxM1 buses heading Southbound along Henry Hudson Parkway West for some reason show up on...
View ArticleBest Express runs
This is a thread for the best express runs you've encountered on the subway. For example, one of my favorites is the Hoyt St-Nostrand Av S/B (when the T/O doesn't slow down for the timer).
View ArticleWrong signs
Why do most drivers on the S41 keep displaying "East Northport" sign on n/b trips when it should be Northport V.A. Hospital. I've only seen proper sign displayed a few times.
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