Category Archives: subway

MARTA’s Yellow Line – some say a poor choice of name

Posted on February 10, 2010 by brian

Some in the Asian community in Atlanta do not like the name of the subway line though their community – the Yellow Line. All the MARTA subway lines were renamed last year to reflect colors instead of compass directions. Article … Continue reading →

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Transit Museum Gallery Annex & Store at Grand Central gets makeover

Posted on January 31, 2010 by brian

The New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex & Store at Grand Central Terminal is being completely renovated, and thus is now closed. In March it will reopen, with “a brand new exhibit and beautiful new store with enhanced lighting, uncluttered … Continue reading →

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MTA has released updated Service Reductions package

Posted on January 22, 2010 by brian

A PDF of the updated budget-shortfall related service reductions package can be found on this page: Board and Committee Materials or directly here: http://mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/100125_1031_service2010-nyct.pdf.

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PATCO trains to stop and sound horn in honor of fallen police officer

Posted on January 20, 2010 by brian

The Philadelphia Public Transportation Examiner reports that tomorrow from 4 AM to noon all PATCO trains will stop at the top of the Ben Franklin Bridge and sound their horns in honor of fallen DRPA Police Cpl. Chris Milito. In … 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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(1) and (6) trains had big problems this morning

Posted on January 10, 2010 by brian

Things did not look good for the IRT No. 1 and 6 subway lines this morning. The (1) had signal problems at three different stations all at the same time! 116th Street-Columbia University Station 59th Street-Columbus Circle Station Marble Hill-225th … Continue reading →

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Cortlandt St BMT subway station uptown side to reopen Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Posted on November 24, 2009 by brian

MTA New York City Transit has announced that the uptown side of the Cortlandt Street BMT subway station will reopen at 3PM on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 (see poster). That is, if isn’t open already (see screen shot below) : … Continue reading →

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Rockettes to ride subway to promote Metrocard deal for Radio City Christmas Spectacular tickets

Posted on November 18, 2009 by brian

They’re doing it again! Just like last year, the world famous Radio City Rockettes will be riding the nostalgia train tomorrow to promote the current MetroCard Deal, which saves you $10 off of tickets to select performances of the Christmas … Continue reading →

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Ride the subway to the Yankees World Series Champions Ticker Tape Parade

Posted on November 5, 2009 by brian

MTA New York City Transit has provided some good advice on how to best travel to the ticker tape parade celebrating the New York Yankees victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2009 baseball World Series: Although the Lexington Avenue … Continue reading →

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Need a proctology clinic? Check your Metrocard.

Posted on October 27, 2009 by brian

I couldn’t believe that I had found a real Metrocard when I picked it up off a reader in a midtown subway station this evening. But it seems to be legit. A proctology clinic advertising on a Metrocard. A google … Continue reading →

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