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R68 and R68A brake failure.
Hello guys I have rather frightening and interesting news, today at approximately 6:43 in the morning I was going to school. I went to Kings Highway Subway Station []and saw an R68 and an R68A train en...
View ArticleNICE Bus cuts approved, 25 cent fare hike, 10 routes eliminated
Counting the n2/n8 and the n73/74 as one route each, a total of 10 routes are eliminated starting January 17th, 2016. Fare hike starts January 3, 2016. Newsday Article: Nassau County Thursday...
View ArticleLocomotive Engineer
Okay, I've been contemplating whether or not it would be worth it to apply for locomotive engineer (with NJ Transit). The pros would be more money, a little more seclusion (won't have to deal with...
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Tracks of the NYC Subway 2016 now available
Hi all. First off, I'd like to offer my sincere thanks to those in this forum who helped out with this year's book by providing roster and road information, signal clarifications and so on. Without you...
View Articlefar rockawat depot
Just curious because I know far rollaway does have local routes but I hear that JFK is covering them....so is far rollaway strictly express right now?
View ArticleCar sharing services like Uber and Lyft will cut MTA profits by $10M a year:...
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-uber-lyft-loss-10m-year-article-1.2439242 http://nydn.us/1NDUOaK BY DAN RIVOLI NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 1:48 PM Fierce...
View ArticleWinter 2016 pick
Yesterday I was riding QM4 and I overhear b/o saying to passenger that next pick there will be new driver as QM4 is going to Baisley depot. I'm curious to know if this true and what route swap are in...
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NYC Transit worker spots life-threatening hazard before it happens, yanks...
There are scores of people packed onto subway platforms at any given time, so it takes a sharp-eyed transit worker to spot a life-threatening hazard before it happens. Anthony Monserrate, 54, from the...
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Making of Original Enamel Signs
Thought I'd share this pretty interesting blueprint of the designs for one of the city's old porcelain enamel pieces. I don't own either the print (subcartophile photo, available for sale) or the sign...
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A Free Shuttle Bus To LGA Might Not Cost The MTA Anything
Just in time for the holiday mass exodus from NYC, grassroots transit riders advocacy group Riders Alliance has released a report [PDF] that, they argue, demonstrates the need for a free shuttle bus...
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IRT vs BMT
I dont know if any one else realized this but the MTA treats the BMT and IND lines better than the IRT lines. I think the MTA needs to add like 3 more lines to the IRT line to make it at least a little...
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Would a Flatlands Avenue el ever work?
Just as the title says. Assuming money was no issue, would it be reasonable to suggest extending service down Flatlands? That area is pretty underservered.
View ArticleWill we ever see those Select Bus Service facts?
The title of Joel Kuszai’s opinion piece supporting Select Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard (Nov. 19, South Queens edition) is “Let’s wait for the facts on the SBS proposal.” I am against SBS on...
View ArticleScanner feeda
Does anyone know any scanner feeds online that are currently working? There was one for the IRT trains that stopped a couple of years ago.
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Special Vintage Train running this Sunday November 29th via 8th Avenue
MTA is running a seven car R1/9 vintage train on Sunday November 29th. This train is running to celebrate Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration. This train will not run it's regular route and time...
View ArticleAre city tickets availed on holidays
Today's Thanksgiving so would I be able to get a city ticket cause everything on a Sunday schedule.
View ArticleTravel to Nassau University Medical Center
One of my colleagues wanted to know if the N46/47/48/49 are reliable enough to depend on to get from the LIRR (I think Hempstead or Hicksville) stations to Nassau University Medical Center on a daily...
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How would you go about servicing LGA aside from buses?
As the title says. I think the easiest and cheapest non-bus solution would be light-rail, but I know the MTA loves talking about one seat travel which is why some connection to the Astoria line makes...
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