Author Archives: brian

Photos of Barge of Death from Saturday

Posted on May 17, 2009 by brian

Loyal reader David-Paul Gerber captured some outstanding photos of the “Barge of Death”, Weeks 297, which carries retired subway cars out to sea to be dumped to create artificial reefs. He took photos of the barge as it passed between … Continue reading →

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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 … is coming closer

Posted on May 17, 2009 by brian

June 12 is coming fast, and the proff is on the side of New York City buses! I can’t wait to see this movie! I love the original!

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Disney’s Christmas Carol Train Tour coming to Grand Central Terminal

Posted on May 13, 2009 by brian

Disney is sending a charter train around the country over the next few months to promote its upcoming movie “A Christmas Carol”. From the photos included in the USA Today and Reuters Blog articles, it looks like the train is … Continue reading →

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Pull the cords on the buses

Posted on May 12, 2009 by brian

The New York Times City Room Blog has a piece today on the return of bell cords to New York City buses. It is specifically the new Orion VII Next Generation buses that have these bell cords.  While I think … Continue reading →

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CRASH and BURN

Posted on May 10, 2009 by brian

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Gothamist interviews Dr. Jonathan Zizmor, The Subway Doctor

Posted on May 8, 2009 by brian

Gothamist just posted an interview with Dr. Jonathan Zizmor, The Subway Doctor. In short, this is what the Doctor says on the topics relevant to this blog: He rides the subway two or three times per week The subways are … Continue reading →

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a guessing game – where was this photo taken?

Posted on May 7, 2009 by brian

Can you figure out where this photo was taken? Can you guess what’s going on here?

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Broadway Bridge disrupts subway service twice today

Posted on May 4, 2009 by brian

You might not have noticed the service alerts, but the Broadway Bridge was raised twice today, disrupting (1) train service both times. Some people probably assumed that the “Barge of Death” was coming or going, but that was not the … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Bus driver texts and crashes

Posted on May 2, 2009 by brian

The driver of a bus carrying disabled passengers in Texas whipped out his cellphone in traffic while doing what looks like 40+ MPH and prompty smashed into several vehicles. Luckily it was all captured on tape.

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Metro-North announces the first trains to stop at Yankees-E.153rd Street station

Posted on April 27, 2009 by brian

Along with the updated train schedules released today, Metro-North has announced the times of the first revenue trains to stop at the brand new station near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx called “Yankees – E. 153rd Street”. It opens on … Continue reading →

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