Posts Tagged ‘train’
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
Service Alerts Screenshot
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 Street Station
While the (6) had a track problem at the Westchester Square Station.
The (1) problems were resolved one by one, with the last one cleared up at 1:41 PM. Unfortunately, at 4:01 PM, more signal problems cropped up along the (1), this time at the 125th Street Station. That issue was fixed over four hours later, at 8:39 PM, according to the service alerts emails.
Tags: mta, new york city, New York City Transit, nyct, station, subway, train
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
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 line serves the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, Fulton Street-Broadway/Nassau, Wall Street, and Bowling Green stations, Yankees’ fans should be aware that the 4 5 6 lines are usually crowded during normal weekday rush hour along the corridor.
Instead, fans are encouraged to use the 1 line or the R or W lines to Rector Street, or the E to World Trade Center. Fans should also consider taking the 2 or 3 lines to Chambers Street or Wall Street, and the J to the Broad Street station.
Crowding conditions at the City Hall R and W station, Park Place 2 and 3 station and nearby 4 5 6 Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall station may force trains to bypass those stations during the parade and ceremony at City Hall. All lines affected will be monitored by supervision to ensure smooth operation.
Read the entire press release for this November 6, 2009 event, here. I’ve also provided an image of the Special Event poster for the parade, as well as an image of the revised World Series poster from earlier in the week:
In addition, both Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road will be running extra trains to bring fans to and from the parade. Click the preceding links for the train schedules.
Tags: Long Island Rail Road, Long Island Railroad, Metro-North Railroad, MNCR, MNR, mta, new york, new york city, New York City Transit, nyc, nyct, subway, train
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
As I have for both the ALDS and ALCS, now that the Yankees are in the World Series, I’m once again reminding you that MTA New York City Transit would like you to ride the subway to get to Yankee Stadium. I took their advice and ended up riding a set of vintage Lo-V subway cars from 1917 on the day of the first game of the ALDS. I wasn’t able to get up to the Stadium on the day of the first game of the ALCS, but if I had, I also would have ridden the Lo-V subway cars. So you can be sure that I’m planning on riding up to Yankee Stadium tomorrow evening, which is when the first game of the World Series will be taking place.
NYCT Yankees World Series Service Advisory Poster
Tags: mta, new york city, New York City Transit, nyc, nyct, subway, train
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
191 Street Station on the (1)
I received an MTA Text Message Alert about this while I was on a Bx20 heading for the 207 St terminal of the (A) train. Looks like I made the right choice this morning! [I usually take the (1) train through 191 St.]
(1) line Service Alert at MTA.info
Tags: mta, new york city, New York City Transit, nyct, station, subway, train
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Just as I did last week, I’m again letting you know that MTA New York City Transit wants you to ride the subway to get to Yankee Stadium later this week and next week* to see the Yankees play in the ALCS vs. the Angels. I got there on a train of 1917 Lo-V cars. Seems like the only way to go…
Poster updated for the ALCS
*If necessary
Tags: mta, new york city, New York City Transit, nyc, nyct, subway, train
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Metro-North has announced that they are FINALLY reviving their Penn Station Access Study. The first part of study, formally called the Metro-North Penn Station Access Major Investment Study/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (MIS/DEIS), was carried out from 1999 to 2002. Since then, it seems it has been dormant. Railfans and transit planners used to speak about it in hushed tones and with tears in their eyes. The “DEIS” part of the study never came to fruition, even though it was promised for “Fall 2003″.
Now the study is back in a big way, with an Environmental Assessment (EA) scheduled for completion in 2011. Thankfully “analyses performed to date on [the proposed "Build"] alternative reveal no significant impacts that cannot be mitigated. Therefore, Metro-North has decided to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA), rather than an EIS.” That should save some time and money.
Click here for the press release: MTA Metro-North Railroad Renews Study of Access to Pennsylvania Station
The proposed “Build” alternative consists of Hudson Line service to Penn Station via Amtrak’s West Side line + Empire Connection, and New Haven Line service to Penn Station via the Hell Gate line. There would be five new stations built:
Hudson Line trains
- West 125th Street
- Upper West Side
New Haven Line trains
- Co-op City
- Parkchester
- Hunts Point
I say that this service can’t come soon enough. For people who work near Penn Station or along the 8th Avenue IND or 7th Avenue IRT subway lines, this service could possibly significantly reduce their commuting times.
For a lot more information about the work done so far on this project (1999-2002), check out the Penn Station Access Study website on MTA.info. The site appears to have been updated to reflect that the EA will be done in 2011, and with a proposed “Build” alternative graphic that shows the station formerly called “West 59th Street” to now be called “Upper West Side”.
Bonus: a graphic from a past version of the Penn Station Access Study website.
Tags: Metro-North Railroad, MNCR, MNR, mta, new york city, penn station, train
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Monday, August 31st, 2009
The following images were seen on MARTA’s website today. See if you can spot the mistake.
Considering how MARTA launched a completely new website at the beginning of this month, I wonder if the mistake has really been live for a whole month already…?
Of course, this wouldn’t be the first mistake MARTA has made. A few years ago their employees were harassing amateur photographers and telling them that photography required a permit and/or was not allowed at all. Any restrictions on photography, both then and now, were and are obviously only in relation to commercial photography. I hope that by now MARTA has retrained their employees. I want to go down there and test them on this some day.
Anyhow, here’s a hint to help you if you didn’t find the mistake above – this is another image on the website:
Click the wide pic to see if you can see where MARTA went wrong in one of the small pics
Update: The answer that I was thinking of was that in the last of the six small images, the word “serve” is misspelled.
Tags: MARTA, subway, train
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
The shock here is not that NYCT uses twitter – they’ve been using it for a long time – but rather that they are actually releasing photos of the interior of the station, from right after the ceiling collapse to current views of the repair efforts. Check these out before someone at NYCT or the MTA catches wind of this and makes the photos disappear!
Link: http://twitpic.com/photos/NYCTSubwayScoop
Source: SubChat
Tags: mta, new york city, New York City Transit, nyc, nyct, station, subway, train
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Today’s Metro newspaper features a short(!) article on the subway ceiling collapse at the 181st Street subway station on the (1) line. As usual, the reporter asked some subway rider member of the public to offer an opinion. The genius she chose made this enlightening remark:
“[The 181st Street Station is] old,” said Luz Contreras, 46. “The station at 191st looks old, too. I’m worried if something happens here, it could happen at the other one next.” (emphasis added)
Is that so? No, Luz. The station at 191st Street was COMPLETELY REFURBISHED in 2003-2004. And it looks fantastic. Maybe the nice white tiles and walls have gotten dirty since the renovation, but dirty does not equal old!
Take a look at some photos. In each row, the photo on the left is from before the renovation, and the photo on the right is from after the renovation.
Those last two are the most clear example.
Here are some bonus photos from after the renovation:
Now if you want to complain about something, how about complaining about NYCT’s deplorable operational response to this incident? That’s my next blog post 
Tags: mta, new york, new york city, New York City Transit, nyc, nyct, station, subway, train
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
MTA officials were too busy tailgating with NJ Transit officials at Penn Station New York today to notice the significant and glaring error in their all important press release.
The press release, meant to announce the beginning of both LIRR/MNCR+NJT joint-ticketing to the Meadowlands and direct Metro-North New Haven line service to Secaucus, is only successful with the former. That’s because the press release GOT THE DATE WRONG of the first direct New Haven line train!!!!
In addition, Metro-North will be introducing a new direct service from major New Haven Line stations to the Meadowlands (via Secaucus Junction) for football games starting at 1 p.m. From there, shuttle trains will bring fans directly to the new Meadowlands Station and the game. Metro-North New Haven line direct service begins as the regular season kicks off on Sunday, September 13 with the NY Giants/Washington Redskins game that starts at 1 p.m. [Emphasis added]
Good job, MTA. Way to go.
You see, the 9/13/2009 game actually starts at 4:15 PM, thus making it ineligible for direct New Haven line service. The correct start date of direct New Haven line service is Sunday, September 20, 2009, when the New York Jets host the New England Patriots with a 1:00 PM kickoff.
In case the MTA goes and corrects the press release, below is a screen shot with the offending material highlighted.
UN believable
Tags: football, Giants, Jets, lirr, Long Island Rail Road, Long Island Railroad, meadowlands, Metro-North Railroad, MNCR, MNR, mta, new jersey transit, NJ Transit, njt, penn station, train
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