Transit News
More Safety Lapses……
Well it seems that a lot more work is to be done in regards to improving track worker safety. According to an article on the Daily News’ website, three workers were almost run over by a train in Astoria. The incident took place on September 6th but it is now becoming public knowledge. Here is […]
MTA Serious About Going Green
I was browsing AMNY’s website & noticed a story that was not in today’s paper. The story is about the MTA’s latest vision to become environmentally friendly. The MTA has already been working on this vision as I blogged about last month in this entry. Here is the brief article courtesy of AMNY: NEW YORK […]
Next Stop On The Second Avenue Subway; 125 Million St….
While sitting on my couch wondering why I had not gone to sleep yet, I was reading today’s Daily News. In today’s issue, an article talks about the Second Avenue Subway. Yesterday the Senate passed the Transportation Appropriations Bill for fiscal 2008. The bill has $325 million dollars set aside for two major projects. The […]
The Future Of Mass Transit In NYC
Today’s issue of AMNY has an interesting look into 6 major transit projects that will change the life of millions of straphangers. The 6 projects are ranked as followed: South Ferry Terminal Fulton Street Transit Center East Side Access 7 Line Extension First phase of the Second Avenue Subway Moynihan Station Here is the opening […]
A Train Turns 75!
Yesterday, September 10th marked the 75th anniversary of the A train. The A train was the first line NYC owned & operated. The MTA decided to bring out a piece of history in regards to the big birthday. Transit officials put together a full train of pre-World War II cars to run in service. Here […]
