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Martz Trailways adds Curbside Express Bus Service to New York City

Posted on April 15, 2013 by brian

  In April 2013 Martz Trailways began Curbside Express Bus Service to New York City. The fare for this bus service is $25 round-trip, which is a significant discount off of the normal round-trip price. Martz offers this service from … Continue reading →

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New metrocard with advertisement on the front is released

Posted on October 4, 2012 by brian

MTA/NYCT announced in July that they would allow advertising on the front side of Metrocards, in additional to the traditional placement on the back side of the cards. A new webpage was created to describe the Metrocard options available to … Continue reading →

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1950s Photos from NYC Metro Area

Posted on February 27, 2012 by brian

I came across a collection of photos from the 1950s that shows railroad scenes in New York City and the surrounding areas. Many of these photos are very interesting. Here is a link to the entire album: Larry Green 1950’s … Continue reading →

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BREAKING NEWS: Crane Drops Load At World Trade Center Construction Site, Injuring Construction Worker, says CBS NY

Posted on February 16, 2012 by brian

BREAKING NEWS: Crane Drops Load At World Trade Center Construction Site, Injuring Construction Worker, reports CBS New York. And as a result of this incident, NYCT is reporting that the 1 train is suspended between Chambers St and South Ferry. Edit: … Continue reading →

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9/11 Memorial Metrocard Released

Posted on September 9, 2011 by brian

A new Metrocard promoting the 9/11 Memorial and the website 911memorial.org has been released.

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C train was suspended for a bit this morning

Posted on December 8, 2010 by brian

It’s never a good thing to see “Suspended” listed as the “Current Service Status” for a subway line.

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Water condition at 21 St – Van Alst station causes G train delays

Posted on August 20, 2010 by brian

The following MTA NYCT Subway service alert was posted this morning for the G train because of a “water condition” at  the 21 St – Van Alst station: Water? At 21 St – Van Alst? YA THINK?!!? These photos are … Continue reading →

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Javits Center shuttle bus gets a parking ticket

Posted on May 17, 2010 by brian

I came across this shuttle bus earlier today. As is not uncommon, it was part of a shuttle bus route connecting Penn Station with the Javits Center. However what was surprising was that this bus was displaying a NYC parking … Continue reading →

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The Barge of Death has returned to 207 St Yard

Posted on April 11, 2010 by brian

After an absence of several months (due to the fact that the reefing program was temporarily suspended), the Barge of Death is now back at 207th Street Yard. I can see the top of the backhoe that is on top … Continue reading →

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C train is so bad, it has service alerts when it isn’t even running for the weekend!

Posted on January 11, 2010 by brian

According to the service alert above, the (C) isn’t running right now due to a police investigation. The problem is that the (C) isn’t running at all this weekend to begin with! No C trains running – Take the A … Continue reading →

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