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Bus Destination Sign Failure
And this bus looks like it was serviced/painted/cleaned-up rather recently, too! ::::shakes head:::: Photo taken with my cell phone camera. Please excuse the poor quality.
Posted in safety, Uncategorized
Tagged Bronx, bus, mta, new york city, New York City Transit, nyct
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CRASH and BURN
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Posted in delays, safety, service alert
Tagged accident, camry, car, I-87, Major Deegan, motor vehicle, toyota
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VIDEO: Bus driver texts and crashes
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.
Subway contractor screws up Herald Square escalator rehab
Today’s amNY newspaper reports that subway contractor Fujitec America botched the $36 million installation of new escalators in the Herald Square subway station. It’s gotten so bad, that this weekend, 5 of the 12 escalators were out of service. Why … Continue reading
Posted in delays, safety, service alert
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Media reports on New York City’s old buses
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
NYC Subway celebrates opening days at Citi Field and Yankee Stadium
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
Posted in metrocard, railfanning, safety, subway, Uncategorized
Tagged baseball, citi, citi field, citifield, mets, New York City Transit, nyc subway, nyct, stadium, subway, yankee stadium, yankees
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British Transport Police Patrol New York’s Penn Station
Walking through the Amtrak concourse at the rathole Penn Station this morning, I came upon the gaggle of British Transport Police (BTP), still decked out in the traditional Bobby’s helmets and all, who were last seen in Philly on Tuesday. … Continue reading
Posted in safety
Tagged amtrak, british transport police, Counterterrorism, new york, new york city, nyc, passenger screening, penn station, police, security
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Boston has a bad week
Traffic and transit news from Boston. Woman dies on a subway escalator Turnpike’s electronic tolling system can’t count Trespasser struck by MBTA commuter train Source of the second item: Transportation Communications Newsletter
There’s a hole in the platform at the 231 St station
The 231 St station on the (1) in the Bronx was recently rehabbed. All new station house, elevators, and paint. But the concrete platforms were only patched – they were not completely replaced. When the station reopened, you could clearly … Continue reading
Posted in safety, subway
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A better response from the MTA concerning the window ads
For those of you just joining us, I wrote the MTA last night to complain about ads covering the subway car windows, and I received a less than satisfactory response. I wrote to them again this afternoon, and have now … Continue reading
Posted in safety, subway
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