Monthly Archives: May 2010

Redesigned New York City Subway Map to debut in June 2010

Concurrent with the subway service revisions planned to take effect June 27, 2010, a new subway map edition will be released that does more than just reflect the changes in service. The new map will still closely resemble the current … Continue reading

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Awesome 1977 Amtrak and Conrail photos around Harrisburg, PA

All photos taken by Ed K. Enjoy!!

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Javits Center shuttle bus gets a parking ticket

I came across this shuttle bus earlier today. As is not uncommon, it was part of a shuttle bus route connecting Penn Station with the Javits Center. However what was surprising was that this bus was displaying a NYC parking … Continue reading

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Amtrak’s National Train Day at New York Penn Station

Amtrak will be kicking off their 2010 National Train Day celebration with special events at New York Penn Station today beginning at 12:30 PM. Hopefully the celebration won’t be ruined by things that make the Big Board look like this:

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Megabus driver gets lost and drives in circles

A story on Consumerist.com describes how a 4.5 hour Megabus ride from D.C. to NYC turned into a 7 hour nightmare. Read it here.

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Photos of Weeks Marine Crane 552 under Broadway Bridge

As I reported earlier today, the Weeks Marine crane 552 departed the 207 St subway yard after serving there for about nine years. The crane loaded all the reef-ready subway cars onto the Barge of Death. It also loaded the … Continue reading

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Reefing Crane Leaves 207 Street Yard

The Weeks Marine crane has left the yard. Looks like reefing is pretty “over” for the time being. Pics forthcoming.

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