Archive for November, 2007
A Result Not Even Close To Its Name….
Brooklyn bound A train entering 2nd Avenue station during a G.O.; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
This is the case for the overall grade earned by the A train in its “2007 Rider Report Card”. The A train earned a C- from the 6,703 people who filled out the report card. If I [...]
The C Did Not C A Passing Grade….
Brooklyn bound C train entering 2nd Avenue station during a G.O.; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
So the title is not the catchiest, it is the best I could come up with at 3:21 p.m.! Anyhow, the MTA has seen yet another line get a failing grade. The culprit is the dreaded C train [...]
Rockaway Park Shuttle Fails Miserably!
Not the Rockaway Park Shuttle but a shuttle train nonetheless! Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
Unfortunately for the MTA, the Rockaway Park Shuttle could not match the successful grade earned by its fellow shuttle counterpart, the Times Square-Grand Central shuttle. The Rockaway Park Shuttle earned a horrific overall grade of a D+. Now it [...]
NYC Subway Delays Are Growing; No, Really????
Straight from the desk of “Captain Obvious”, the New York City Transit department of the MTA is reporting that nyc subway delays are growing. We as straphangers did not need them to tell us this as we already knew that based on our commutes. However the agency decided to share the statistics over the weekend. [...]
3 New Rider Report Grades Are In
The overall grade for the , , & Rockaway Park are in for their respective 2007 Rider Report Card. Lets start with the A which earned an overall grade of a C-. Some of the individual grades for the included a D for “adequate room on board at rush hour” as well as [...]
Should They Really?
The Daily News, some local politicians & transit officials seem to think so. The question I’m referring to is should the MTA consolidate all six of their operating divisions. This past Friday, Pete Donohue wrote an article about this topic as part of the New York Daily News’ “Halt The Hike” campaign. Here is the [...]
So Some Are Not Too Thrilled….
Many politicians & riders are thrilled by the MTA announcing that the $2 base fare will remain unchanged through the end of 2009, others like State Senator Dean Skelos are crying foul. The Rockville Centre Republican had this to say about the MTA’s promise to keep the base fare at $2; “Gov. Spitzer gave a [...]
LIRR Service Alert As Of 6:25 A.M.
The MTA has posted a service alert affecting 4 of their branches. The service alert reads:
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 6:25 AM
Hempstead, Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma and Oyster Bay Branch Customers:
Service is suspended on the Main Line through Queens Village because of a disabled westbound Hempstead train at Queens Village. The suspension of service [...]
