Monthly Archives: July 2009

Meadowlands Rail Station Inaugural Train Ride and Opening Ceremony

Posted on July 20, 2009 by brian

NJ Transit, the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, and the Port Authority of NY & NJ hosted an inaugural ride to the opening ceremony of the new Meadowlands Rail Station today. The inaugural train departed Hoboken at 1:25 PM, … Continue reading →

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Meadowlands Rail Station Ribbon Cutting Today

Posted on July 20, 2009 by brian

A ribbon cutting ceremony and inaugural train ride to the new NJ Transit Meadowlands Rail Station is taking place today.

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Temporary timetables for the G line crosstown subway service

Posted on July 17, 2009 by brian

Temporary schedules/timetables have been posted to the MTA/NYCT website for the G subway line. These temporary timetables are in effect throughout July and August 2009 due to “extensive system maintenance.”

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Penn Station receives escalator delivery

Posted on July 9, 2009 by brian

Walking past the construction site Monday, I saw that a door was open, allowing me to see and photograph (with cell phone camera) the empty space where a staircase once was, and where an additional escalator will hopefully soon be. … Continue reading →

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NJT makes official announcement of start of Meadowlands rail service

Posted on July 8, 2009 by brian

As I first posted two week ago, NJT rail service to the Meadowlands will begin on July 26, 2009. New Jersey Transit made the official announcement of this today. An excerpt: NJ TRANSIT ANNOUNCES OPENING DATE FOR NEW MEADOWLANDS RAIL … Continue reading →

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SEPTA finally admits that photography is not prohibited or illegal

Posted on July 7, 2009 by brian

I’m not sure when the following webpage went live, but it seems it was at least during or before March 2009. But no matter, SEPTA now has a webpage that clearly states that photography was not and still is not … Continue reading →

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42 Street Subway Shuttle Wrap for Dark Blue on TNT

Posted on July 5, 2009 by brian

The latest advertising wrap on the outside of the subway cars that run on the 42nd Street Shuttle between Times Square and Grand Central is for the new TNT television series called Dark Blue. Here are some photos I took … Continue reading →

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NYCT finally posts the Service Changes poster for the G line extension

Posted on July 2, 2009 by brian

As announced here on the Railfan Window Blog first, the G line extension to Church Avenue is still scheduled to begin on-time on July 5, 2009. Here is the Service Changes poster than New York City Transit finally uploaded to … Continue reading →

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