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Vintage IND subway train to run in service April 29
In honor of New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg declaring April 29th, 2009 “Duke Ellington Day,” The Islands Of The Bahamas is sponsoring a free ride (no additional cost beyond the normal subway fare) on the New York City … Continue reading
Posted in railfanning, subway
Tagged arnine, historic train, mta, new york, new york city, New York City Transit, nostalgia train, nyc, nyct, R-9, subway, vintage, vintage train
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Long Island Rail Road to hold 175th Anniversary Celebration
This Friday the Long Island Rail Road will be celebrating its 175th Anniversary with events at both Penn Station and Jamaica station. Penn Station – 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM – United States Postal Service will be hand canceling letters … Continue reading
Posted in commuter rail, railfanning
Tagged celebration, ceremony, Jamaica, lirr, Long Island Rail Road, Long Island Railroad, mta, new york, new york city, nyc, penn station, station
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LIRR Raffle today at Penn Station
As part of the series of Customer Appreciation Giveaway Days in honor of their 175th Anniversary, the Long Island Rail Road is holding numerous raffle drawings today at Penn Station. Prizes include METS tickets and MACYS gift certificates. Good stuff. … Continue reading
Posted in commuter rail, railfanning
Tagged lirr, Long Island Rail Road, Long Island Railroad, mta, new york city, nyc, penn station, station, train
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New logo for the (7) local train
You may have noticed the fancy new LED signs that have popped up on the (7) – Flushing Line subway trains. These LED signs show a green circle for local trains and a red diamond for express trains. And the … Continue reading
Posted in service alert, subway
Tagged citi, citi field, mta, new york city, New York City Transit, nyc, nyct, shea, shea stadium, station, subway
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Vitamin Water all over the 42 St Shuttle
I took a ride on the 42 St Shuttle yesterday and found that the train on Track 1 has been covered with an advertising wrap for Vitamin Water. It’s a nice wrap. The seats are pretty cool. Click on the … Continue reading
Posted in railfanning, subway
Tagged advertisement, mta, new york city, New York City Transit, nyct, subway, wrap
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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
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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Collect the metroPCS Metrocard
metroPCS wireless service has begun an advertising campaign that includes branded Metrocards. Beginning on Tuesday, February 17, the company will be launching a fun and unique Metro Card campaign, selling colorful purple MetroPCS reusable Metro Cards at three Bronx locations, … Continue reading
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Tagged metro card, metrocard, mta, new york city, New York City Transit, nyc, nyct
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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
