Subway
Transit Employee Impersonator Busted Yet Again!
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Darius McCollum being taken out of the 59th St.-Columbus Circle station by cops. Photo courtesy of Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times
If you are any sort of tri-state area transit buff or just keep up on news, you know who Darius McCollum is. For those who do not know him, he is the infamous [...]
NYC Subway Delays Continue To Rise
In a piece of news that comes as a surprise to no one, NYC Subway delays are up. It seems every couple of months I am writing an entry about the latest statistics showcasing what any average subway rider already knows. This time the startling report originates from a brief article in Monday’s New York [...]
MTA Unveils Fully Wrapped Shuttle Train
The topic of subway advertising has come up on this blog many times. As I have noted on numerous occasions, the MTA has continued to look at ways to bring in much needed revenue through advertising. They feel the opportunity is there to maximize revenue by thinking outside the box & coming up with more [...]
MTA Officially Unveils Anti-Sexual Harassment Ad Campaign
In August I wrote a couple of entries on the MTA’s proposed anti-groping/sexual harassment ad campaign/public service announcements. I first took them to task when they decided against going through with the ad campaign. I later thanked them for having a change of heart & going through with their initial plans. Well I can now [...]
An Acceptable Level of Cleanliness Would Cost NYCT $100 Million
The startling figure was discussed in an article by New York Daily News transit reporter Pete Donohue. His article went into details on how it would cost New York City Transit (NYCT) approximately $100 million dollars to maintain an acceptable level of cleanliness throughout the entire NYC Subway. Here is more from Pete’s article:
It will [...]
Nostalgia Train To Mark The Final Season Game At Shea Stadium
The MTA sent me a press release yesterday afternoon to announce that they will run a nostalgia train to mark the final regular season game to ever be played at Shea Stadium. They did the same thing to mark the final regular season game to ever be played at Yankee Stadium. Here is the press [...]
A Detailed Look At The Extended NYC Subway Line Manager Program
A couple of days ago I wrote about the MTA’s intention to extend their line manager program after a successful run on the & lines respectively. Now more specific details have come out about the extension courtesy of a press release that was e-mailed to me. Here is the release:
Following the successful introduction [...]
Next Subway Arrival Board: 3 Years Away
One of the biggest technological advances in mass transit for riders was the implementation of arrival boards which tell you when the next train in each respective direction will arrive. The technology has been in place all over the world in places such as London, Rome, & in our own country in Washington D.C. Unfortunately [...]
