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Jerome Avenue Line Express Experiment

Posted on June 4, 2009 by brian

Starting Monday, there will be experimental peak direction express service along the Jerome Avenue El during an hour in the morning rush. Some Utica Av-bound trains run express from Mosholu Pkwy to 125 St AM Rush Hour, 7 AM to … Continue reading →

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New York By Rail – Amtrak Travel Trade Show at Penn Station TODAY

Posted on May 19, 2009 by brian

Today at New York Penn Station there is a travel trade show that focuses on New York State destinations reachable by Amtrak. I picked up a lot of good travel destination information. These are the people who put out the … Continue reading →

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Broadway Bridge disrupts subway service twice today

Posted on May 4, 2009 by brian

You might not have noticed the service alerts, but the Broadway Bridge was raised twice today, disrupting (1) train service both times. Some people probably assumed that the “Barge of Death” was coming or going, but that was not the … Continue reading →

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LIRR Raffle today at Penn Station

Posted on April 21, 2009 by brian

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 →

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Meadowlands Rail Service Information on NJT Website

Posted on April 14, 2009 by brian

Following last month’s release of Meadowlands Station rail service information by the MTA, New Jersey Transit has now posted information of its own. As was also mentioned in recent news articles, the NJT webpage announces that service will begin in … Continue reading →

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Two articles from one month ago

Posted on January 15, 2009 by brian

I’ve been meaning to blog these two articles, and now on their one-month anniversary, I am finally getting around to it. New express/luxury train from New York City to Atlantic City Alternate side of the street parking being made a … Continue reading →

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Seatless subway cars in Boston, then NYC

Posted on December 9, 2008 by brian

Boston just took out the seats in two cars of one Red line subway train. The article also states that NYC Transit plans on removing the seats from four of the cars of rush hour subway trains. While four of … Continue reading →

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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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