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Take the subway AGAIN to see the Yankees play in the ALCS

Posted on October 14, 2009 by brian

Just as I did last week, I’m again letting you know that MTA New York City Transit wants you to ride the subway to get to Yankee Stadium later this week and next week* to see the Yankees play in … Continue reading →

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Take the Subway to see the Yankees play in the postseason

Posted on October 6, 2009 by brian

MTA New York City Transit reminds you that taking the subway to Yankee Stadium is the best way to get there. No word yet on whether MTA Metro-North Railroad would dispute that claim.

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LIRR improves its Meadowlands service and information

Posted on October 5, 2009 by brian

The Long Island Rail Road recently made two notable improvements to its “Take the Train to the Game” Meadowlands Rail program. First, it changed its joint LIRR/NJT ticketing policy. Second, it added excellent schedule information to its website. The original … Continue reading →

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Free vitaminwater10 at Penn Station this morning

Posted on September 30, 2009 by brian

As I exited the rat hole that is the current Penn Station, I was offered my choice of four new flavors of glaceau’s vitaminwater10 “low cal nutrient enhanced water beverage”. I went for “recoup”, which is “peach-mandarin”. Don’t recall what … Continue reading →

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MTA Metro-North Railroad Renews Study of Access to Penn Station

Posted on September 9, 2009 by brian

Metro-North has announced that they are FINALLY reviving their Penn Station Access Study. The first part of study, formally called the Metro-North Penn Station Access Major Investment Study/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (MIS/DEIS), was carried out from 1999 to 2002. Since … Continue reading →

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New Street Entrance To NJ Transit Concourse Opens At New York Penn Station

Posted on September 1, 2009 by brian

NJ Transit finally opened yesterday its new entrance to Penn Station. Summary info from the website: The new entrance is located at the corner of 7th Avenue and West 31st Street at street level and is adjacent to the NJ … Continue reading →

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MARTA makes mistake

Posted on August 31, 2009 by brian

The following images were seen on MARTA’s website today. See if you can spot the mistake. Considering how MARTA launched a completely new website at the beginning of this month, I wonder if the mistake has really been live for … Continue reading →

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NYCT releases photos of 181 Street station work on official service changes twitter account

Posted on August 19, 2009 by brian

The shock here is not that NYCT uses twitter – they’ve been using it for a long time – but rather that they are actually releasing photos of the interior of the station, from right after the ceiling collapse to … Continue reading →

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181 Street Subway Station Collapse – Stupid Person-on-the-Street Comment of the Day

Posted on August 18, 2009 by brian

Today’s Metro newspaper features a short(!) article on the subway ceiling collapse at the 181st Street subway station on the (1) line. As usual, the reporter asked some subway rider member of the public to offer an opinion. The genius … Continue reading →

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Funky Schist Going Down in the City (Along the (1) Train Route)

Posted on August 17, 2009 by brian

Last night, apparently part of the ceiling collapsed at the 181 St station on the (1) New York City Subway line, causing debris to fall onto the tracks. This is causing all manner of mad craziness this morning. I took … Continue reading →

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