Archive for January, 2015

MTA Board Approves Limited Fare Increases

In what comes as no surprise. the MTA Board has approved limited fare & toll increases. Here are the details via the official press release I received: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board today approved increasing fares and tolls by 4% over the next two years, fulfilling a promise to keep fare and toll increases […]


Service Diversions 01-16-15

Get an early start on your weekend travel plans as I have just updated the Service Diversions through all of next week. Make sure to follow @TransitBlogger on Twitter by clicking the button in the sidebar as I am using it more often. Also if you are into indie music make sure to follow @IndMusicReview […]


NYC Transit MLK Jr Day 2015 Service Plan

Here is the NYC Transit service plan for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr holiday: On Monday, January 19, 2015, the New York City Subway will operate on a weekday schedule with minor timing changes. Customers are advised to allow additional travel time. The Staten Island Railway will operate on a regular weekday schedule. New […]


LIRR MLK Jr Day 2015 Service Plan

Here is the LIRR’s service plan for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr holiday: MTA Long Island Rail Road will operate on a modified Holiday Schedule with extra trains running on five branches on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Monday, January 19. The LIRR will provide a total of 32 extra eastbound and westbound trains […]


Metro North MLK Jr Day 2015 Service Plan

Here is the Metro-North service plan for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr holiday: On Monday, January 19, 2015, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Metro-North Railroad will operate on a Saturday schedule with 32 additional trains. It is a federal holiday and New York City’s financial markets are closed. But for those people who are […]