Construction
A Photographic Look At 07-16 Weekend Work
Old track panel being removed from the West Farms Sq.-E. Tremont Av station on the & in the Bronx. Once again, MTA New York City Transit has issued a press release & photos taking a look back at some of the construction work that led to service diversions this past weekend: MTA New York City [...]
Metro North To Perform Repairs In Mt. Vernon
Earlier this week, MTA Metro-North Railroad announced it would be performing priority repairs on the 117 year old Sixth Avenue Bridge in Mount Vernon. Here are the complete details via the press release I received: MTA Metro-North Railroad, working with the City of Mt. Vernon, will close the Sixth Avenue Bridge beginning Monday July 18, [...]
A Photographic Look At This Past Weekend
Work being done on the roadbed between 103rd & 110th St stations along Central Park West. Every week, I update the “Service Diversions” for everyone so they may plan their commutes in advance. Over the last month or so, one of the most common construction themes during this diversion was the removal of tracks. Just [...]
Metro-North Wants To Develop Around Harrison
The MTA Metro-North Railroad is looking to spice things up in Harrison. Their goal is to create a transit oriented development project around the Harrison train station. Here are more details courtesy of a press release sent out earlier: MTA Metro-North Railroad is issuing its first solicitation for a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) at the Harrison [...]
Sunnyside Rail Hub To Be Overhauled
If you have ever rode Amtrak or especially the LIRR through the Sunnyside area of Queens, you would notice how many of the trains tend to crawl through at a snail’s place. This bottleneck mainly stems from older switches & functions that could use a serious upgrade. If the MTA has its way, these desires [...]
