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Media reports on New York City’s old buses

Posted on April 1, 2009 by brian

Today’s amNewYork newspaper contains an article about the state of New York City Transit’s bus fleet. The MTA bus fleet isn’t aging gracefully. Because demand is forcing more additional buses onto the street, more than one out of four in … Continue reading →

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NYC Subway celebrates opening days at Citi Field and Yankee Stadium

Posted on March 31, 2009 by brian

New York City Transit wants you to “Take the Train to the Game” when it comes to New York baseball. And while that includes the number 7 subway to Citi Field, the B, D, and 4 subway lines to the … Continue reading →

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New escalators at Penn Station street entrance

Posted on March 31, 2009 by brian

At the Eighth Avenue / 31st Street entrance to Amtrak’s concourse at Penn Station, there exists two staircases and a single escalator. The escalator usually runs up in the AM rush (until 10 AM) and runs down at all other … Continue reading →

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Humorous bus ad from Slovenia

Posted on March 30, 2009 by brian

From Yahoo News:

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VIDEO: Stuck in the snow – such is a bus’s life

Posted on March 18, 2009 by brian

I recently found a long lost movie, deep on my hard drive, that I made back in December 2003. It was filmed while I was living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. In the middle of a snow storm … Continue reading →

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First Photos of the New South Ferry Terminal Grand Opening

Posted on March 17, 2009 by brian

Yesterday at noon I rode the first (1) train into the new South Ferry subway terminal, and then ran across the platform to ride the first (1) train out of the new South Ferry subway terminal (I guess you can … Continue reading →

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EasyPay Xpress MetroCard

Posted on March 16, 2009 by brian

I found this MetroCard, advertising the EasyPay Xpress MetroCard, on the floor of the 231 St (1) station house.

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Amtrak Quik-Trak Machines Down

Posted on March 13, 2009 by brian

Amtrak’s Quik-Trak Self-Service Ticketing Kiosks at New York Penn Station are all out of service. Customers are being told that their email confirmation printouts will be accepted onboard the trains as tickets for today only. Also, tickets will be sold … Continue reading →

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Misconceptions about the South Ferry loop subway station

Posted on March 13, 2009 by brian

Now that the South Ferry subway station is back in the news due to the imminent opening of the new 2-track subway terminal, I’d like to clear up a few misconceptions. South Ferry misconception #1: A new subway station was … Continue reading →

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MTA website announces the opening of the new South Ferry Subway Terminal Station

Posted on March 12, 2009 by brian

The MTA Capital Construction website has finally announced the opening of the new South Ferry Subway Terminal Station. The New South Ferry Terminal Station will open to the public on Monday, March 16, 2009 No time is given, but various … Continue reading →

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