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NYC Transit Recognizes Bus Operators With New Award
MTA’s New York City Transit division has unveiled a new award to recognize bus operators who provide exemplary service. The award which is called the Govan Brown Presidential Award was presented for the first time to 4 bus operators earlier today during a ceremony held at the New York City Transit Headquarters. Here are more [...]
MTA NYC Transit Renames Crew Room in Memory of Late Employee
The NYC Transit division of the MTA has just sent out a press/photo opportunity for tomorrow. The opportunity is in relation to the ceremony where they officially rename a crew room at the Astoria-Ditmars Blvd station on the & in memory of the late Michael A. Moore. Here are the details:
MTA NYC Transit, [...]
Marvin Franklin’s Art Lives On….
While death brings a lot of pain & emotions, sometimes positives will rise from the ashes & give a ray of light that will beam on forever. This is definitely the case when it comes to Marvin Franklin. Marvin Franklin was one of two track workers who lost their life in a span of 5 [...]
MTA Police Dedicate New Headquarters To A Fallen Officer
This past Thursday, the MTA Police dedicated its new Jamaica headquarters to fallen officer Dennis McCarney. Mr. McCarney of Hicksville was the first Long Island Railroad police officer to die in the line of duty. His unfortunate death occurred 18 years ago on March 15, 1989.
He was killed while chasing a robbery suspect out of [...]
Riders Welcome New Long Island Railroad Service
Yesterday was a historic day for the Long Island Railroad as the day marked the agency’s first new rail service since the 1964 World’s Fair shuttle. The new service is in response to traffic congestion during the construction work on County Road 39. The service will operate weekdays from October 23, 2007 through May [...]
New Jersey Transit Meet The Meadowlands…..
For years sports fans have had to put up with the nightmare of driving to The Meadowlands. I’m sure many who wanted to go see the Jets, Giants, & Devils wanted to ride the train to a game. Unfortunately such an option was not available. However now their is some great news for sports fans [...]
A Feelgood Story
Continuing with updates on the latest transit happenings, a new baby was welcomed into the world at the Broadway Junction station last night. Here is the story courtesy of NY1
A newborn baby and mom are doing fine after a special delivery on the L subway platform last night, and they have three of the city’s [...]
Say Hello To The R160B
August 17, 2006 was the historical debut of the R160B in revenue service. The N was the chosen line to start day 1 of the 30 day revenue run test. The hoopla of this historical event was quite obvious judging by all the posts on various message boards.
I will be the first to admit, I [...]
