Service Alerts

2013 Dragon Boat Festival Service Advisory

Earlier today, MTA NYC Transit issued a service advisory for this weekend’s 2013 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. Here it is: The annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will be held in Flushing Meadows Park in Queens on Saturday, August 10 and Sunday, August 11. And, similar to previous years, MTA New York City Transit […]


Montague Tube To Close For 14 Months

Later tonight, the last R trains between Lower Manhattan & Brooklyn will be going through the Montague Tube for at least 14 months. This is because as of 11:30 tonight, the tube will be closed due to necessary Hurricane Sandy repairs. Here are the details via the press release I received: MTA New York City […]


Metro-North Service Update 5:18 AM

Here is the latest info for Metro-North Railroad Hudson line commuters who lost service due to a freight train derailment in the vicinity of Spuyten Duyvil station: Hudson Line Service Alert: Hudson Line Service will remain suspended until further notice due to a freight train derailment in the vicinity of Spuyten Duyvil station. For the […]


Emergency A-Line Repairs Tomorrow

Riders of the need to take note that service will be suspended tomorrow between Euclid Avenue and Howard Beach from 10 AM – 3 PM due to emergency repairs. Here are the complete details courtesy of the MTA press release I received: MTA New York City Transit announces that [A] train service will be suspended […]


Port Jervis Riders Will Uses Buses Over Trains

The MTA just announced that Port Jervis customers will be using buses to replace 5 midday trains from July through October due to repairs in the Otisville Tunnel. Here are the complete details: For three months beginning on July 15, workers will head into the 5,300-foot-long Otisville Tunnel on the Port Jervis Line to continue […]