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Category Archives: railfanning
New South Ferry terminal not opening in the near future
Even though the platform width fix was only supposed to take three to four weeks, it looks like the new South Ferry subway terminal won’t be opening any time soon, since the MTA spokesman can’t give an opening date at … Continue reading
Posted in delays, railfanning, subway
Tagged mta, New York City Transit, nyct, south ferry, station
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New name tablets at 96 Street
Since at least June of last year, the southern half of the 96 Street station on the (1), (2), and (3) lines sported new white walls tiles, with empty spaces left for the name tablets. I noticed this morning that … Continue reading
The officers misinterpreted the rules concerning photography
The New York Times got to the bottom of the story of Robert Taylor (an employee of an unidentified transportation agency), who was improperly detained and/or arrested for taking photos in the New York City subway system. The summons for … Continue reading
SEPTA Philadelphia Beer Week day pass revised again and again
Last night is seemed this was all over and done with. A corrected version (showing the Philadelphia skyline) of the SEPTA day pass had been posted the SEPTA online store. However, it looks like Phillyskyline.com’s criticism (Feb 11) of the … Continue reading
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Tagged septa
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SEPTA Philadelphia Beer Week Day Pass screwup
This past Sunday I posted about the SEPTA Philadelphia Beer Week Day Pass, and how awesome it will be for railfans. Well it seems the pass had a big error, one that slipped by me and almost everyone else. Except … Continue reading
Yes, girls in pajamas at Penn Station until 7:00 PM today
As promised by NJ TRANSIT and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, there *were* girls in pajamas! And guys in pajamas. They were handing out candy and brochures promoting the Philly Overnight® Hotel Package. I could really feel the love … Continue reading
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Tagged NJ Transit, njt, penn station, septa
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NJT makes move to replace Arrow III rail cars
Photos: NJT Arrow III cars at Princeton Junction, 12/31/2000 New Jersey Transit has announced a desire to replace their fleet of Arrow III electric multiple unit (EMU) rail cars. The media reports than an RFP has been issued, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow, Arrow III, Arrow IV, DMMU, DMU, EMU, new jersey transit, njt
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Girls in pajamas at Penn Station at 3:00 PM
That’s my guess based on the available info. See below: NJ TRANSIT and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation are partnering to promote the ease of traveling between Philadelphia and New York—via NJ TRANSIT and SEPTA. NJ TRANSIT and SEPTA … Continue reading
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Tagged new jersey transit, njt, philadelphia, philly, septa, tickets
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MTA The Map December 2008 editions available now
Both December 2008 editions of the MTA The Map (Standard and Multilingual) were available for free (as always), as of Friday, at the New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex & Store at Grand Central Terminal.
