Daniels & Webster’s 5000th Radio Show

Posted on October 3, 2008 by brian

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My favorite radio duo, Daniels & Webster, are celebrating their 5000th radio show today.

Research performed by the Times-Tribune and Shamrock Communications has thus far failed to find another duo that’s worked together at the same radio station for as long as Daniels & Webster.

That’s awesome! I used to listen to them every morning on Rock 107 during middle school and high school, and I tape recorded a lot of their skits. In fact, when they released their compilation CD “Wind Beneath My Seat” in 1999, I already had a lot of the material in my personal collection. Congrats guys!

Oh, and hopefully I’ll be getting their fourth album today, “Sgt. Lumpy’s Auto Parts Club Band“.

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visits to the ends of the subway lines

Posted on August 22, 2008 by brian

The New York Times visits the last stop of each of the New York City subway lines. And they provide a full gallery of photos.

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Amtrak guerrilla marketing campaign?

Posted on July 31, 2008 by brian

I saw this ad and many others plastered over the normal ads on my New York City Subway train this evening. I doubt it is a real marketing campaign by Amtrak. So who did it?

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Subway Metrocard Vending Machines had credit/debit problems

Posted on July 30, 2008 by brian

On Monday, the NYCT Metrocard Vending Machines (MVM) had problems accepting credit cards and debit cards as payment:

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Later that morning, the website said the problem was resolved:

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Then the problem came back again! I don’t have a screenshot of that.

Finally, on Tuesday the problem was resolved and an apology issued:

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When will the new South Ferry on the (1) open for service?

Posted on July 29, 2008 by brian

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The MTA website today says that the new terminal for the West Side IRT at South Ferry in on schedule to be completed by February 2009. However, the terminal may open for service earlier than that. NYCT may be able to begin running in-service trains into the terminal before it is 100% complete. Of course, the terminal could also open sometime after February 2009. As far as fans of the current South Ferry loop care, the opening of the new terminal can be – never.

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The (7) Flushing line is getting pretty bad

Posted on July 28, 2008 by brian

So bad, that MTA New York City Transit has issued a service alert for mundane “congestion” along the line. It must be really bad congestion!

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Sutter Av station (L) Air Raid Siren lives!

Posted on July 27, 2008 by brian

The air raid siren that existed on the roof of the Sutter Av station in Brooklyn along the Canarsie Line, the L line, still exists! When the station was renovated, the air raid siren was removed. But it is now part of the New York Transit Museum collection! See below for photos. Click on them to see the full size versions.

While it was still at the Sutter Av (L) station:

Now, as part of the New York Transit Museum collection:

Photo credits: Brian Weinberg, Railfanwindow.com

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Love for the Franklin Avenue shuttle (S)

Posted on July 27, 2008 by brian

 

The New York Times has a nice little article and a slide show of photos about a nice little subway line in Brooklyn.

Photo credits: New York Times

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Making more room on the train

Posted on July 17, 2008 by brian

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The Chicago Transit Authority is planning to remove all the seats from up to two cars on each rush-hour subway train set in order to provide more room for standees, and thus the overall capacity of the train. I feel that this is an excellent short-term response to the incredible and wonderful increase in ridership that many transit authorities are experiencing all over the country. Bravo!

For a while now, I’ve had the idea of moving the seating to the center of the subway car, and then installing large, almost full length doors on each side of the subway car. Something like overhead garage doors. That way when you come to a stop, almost the whole side of the car opens up to allow everyone to quickly and easily detrain and board as they please. We may have just become one step closer to that 🙂

Photo source: Chicagotribune.com

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Subway car barge to depart this Saturday

Posted on July 16, 2008 by brian

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The famous “barge of death” will once again be departing New York City Transit’s 207 Street Yard for the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The latest estimate is for it departing this Saturday morning. The retired R-32 and R-40 class subway cars will be dumped in the ocean to form an artificial reef.

Photo source: The Virginian-Pilot

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