Just a short while ago, the MTA issued a press release to announce an award that was earned by the bus division of MTA NYC Transit. The safety award was given out by the New York State Public Transit Association and the Bus Association of New York. Here is the full press release courtesy of [...]

The MTA issued a press release earlier this afternoon to announce that bus service will replace normally scheduled weekday midday trains on the Port Jefferson line between Kings Park & Port Jefferson for a little over 2 months. During the scheduled times,  the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will be replacing over 14 miles of [...]

The MTA has issued a press release within the last 45 minutes responding to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s report about the agency paying out over $1.1 billion dollars in claims over the last decade. Here is the press release:
Protecting the safety and security of our employees and customers is the MTA’s top [...]

A short while ago, the MTA’s Metro-North division issued a press release to announce an Open House. The Open House which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 was setup to discuss the “downtown revitalization and transit-oriented development project at the Harrison Station”. Here is the full press release courtesy of the [...]

A week ago today, the MTA issued a press release to announce their selection to be the next president of the Metro-North Railroad. The successor will be Howard R. Permut who will take over after current Metro-North President Peter A. Cannito retires on July 15th. Here is the full press release courtesy of the MTA:
The [...]

6 days ago the Metro-North issued a press release to announce the recipient of the 2007 MTA Chairman’s Group Achievement In Safety Award. Here is the full release courtesy of the MTA:
The 450 men and women who work in the Maintenance of Equipment Department at the Harmon Shop & Yard and in Poughkeepsie have been [...]

Last Monday, the MTA’s Metro-North issued a press release to announce an increase in seating capacity on multiple Port Jervis line trains. Here is the full press release with details courtesy of the MTA:
MTA Metro-North Railroad is adding cars to six Port Jervis Line trains, three in the AM peak and three in the PM [...]

Continuing with the theme of news that happened 9 days ago, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) issued a press release highlighting the use of celebrity voices. The agency turned to a few celebrity voices to help spread the messages of “Mind Their Cell-Phone Manners” & “Watch The Gap” to riders. Here is the full [...]

 
LIRR train entering Woodside;  Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
In my previous entry, I discussed the ridership record set by the Metro-North in 2007. Not to be left out in the cold, the MTA announced that the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) set one as well. Unlike their commuter counterpart, the Long Island Rail [...]

Metro-North train about to pass through Melrose station; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
12 days ago the MTA released a press release about the Metro-North setting a ridership record in 2007. The record was set due to ridership exceeding 80 million customers for the first time in the railroad’s 25 year history. Here is [...]

Earlier this month, MTA New York City Transit issued a press release to announce the extension of the X16 which is a Staten Island Express Bus route. Here is the full press release courtesy of the MTA:
MTA NYC Transit announces that beginning Monday, January 7, 2008, the Staten Island X16 express bus route will [...]