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New Haven Line Weekend Service Plan Info

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on September 27th, 2013 at 4:18 pm

A short while ago, I received word on the Metro North’s service plan for the New Haven line this weekend. Here are the complete details:

A reduced schedule will be in effect this weekend (Sat., Sept. 28 &Sun., Sept. 29) due to the continuing Con Ed power outage to a crucial 8-mile segment of the New Haven Line. There will be hourly train service from all New Haven Line stations in both directions all day on Saturday and Sunday.

To Grand Central:

• From New Haven, a train will depart at 45 minutes after the hour making all local stops to Stamford. At Stamford, customers can switch to a diesel train for express service to Grand Central or to a diesel train for local service to stops between Stamford and Grand Central.

• Express trains to Grand Central will depart Stamford at 55 minutes after every hour.

• Local trains making all stops (between Old Greenwich and Fordham) to Grand Central will depart Stamford on the hour, every hour.

From Grand Central:

• Local train making all stops to Stamford will depart Grand Central at 34 minutes after every hour.

• Express trains to Stamford will depart Grand Central at 8 minutes after every hour. The express will connect with a local to New Haven, departing Stamford every hour on the hour.

Bus Service will be provided on the Waterbury Branch and limited shuttle train service will operate on the Danbury and New Canaan Branches.
Please visit our schedules pages later this afternoon for complete schedule information.

Customers Please Note:

• New Haven Line tickets continue to be cross honored on the Harlem Line
• Expect crowded conditions and listen for announcements
• NO BICYCLES will be allowed on New Haven Line trains this weekend.

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Service Diversions 09-26-13

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on September 26th, 2013 at 4:41 pm

Get a head start on your plans for the first official fall weekend as I have just updated the Service Diversions.

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Fastrack Returns To Broadway N & Q Stations

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on September 26th, 2013 at 4:40 pm

Next week FASTRACK will be returning to N Train & Q Train stations in Manhattan. Here are the details via the press release I received:

MTA New York City Transit’s FASTRACK program is returning to the [N] [Q] stations in Manhattan for the fourth time this year. From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., on four consecutive weeknights beginning Monday, September 30 and ending early morning Friday, October 4, service is suspended at all [N] [Q] stations in Manhattan. [N] trains will operate in Queens and Brooklyn only. [Q] trains will operate in Brooklyn and on the 6th Avenue [D] line in Manhattan. [R] service ends early in Manhattan, Queens and in Brooklyn between 36th Street and Court Street each night.

[N] trains operate in two sections:

1. Between Ditmars Blvd and Queensboro Plaza

2. Between Stillwell Avenue and the Court Street [R] station

Customers should use these travel alternatives:

• Take the [7] for service between Queens and Manhattan.

• Take the [2] [4] [D] [F] and [Q] for service between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

• In Manhattan, use nearby stations on other lines instead.

• Transfer between trains at Queensboro Plaza [7] [N], 5th Avenue-42nd Street-Bryant Park [7] [D] [F] [Q], Jay Street-MetroTech [A] [F] [N] and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center [2] [4] [D] [N] [Q].

[Q] trains operate as follows:

• Manhattan-bound, after DeKalb Avenue, [Q] trains run via the [D] line to 47th -50th Sts, then to the 57th Street [F] station, the last stop.

• Coney Island-bound, trains originate at the 57th Street [F] station, then run via the [D] line to Brooklyn. Regular Coney Island-bound [Q] service resumes after DeKalb Avenue.

 
For travel alternatives, customers should:

• Take the [Q] to/from 6th Avenue stations in Manhattan.

• Transfer between trains at 5th Avenue-42nd Street-Bryant Park [7] [D] [F] [Q] and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center [2] [4] [D] [N] [Q].

During the June 2013 FASTRACK on the [N] [Q] stations in Manhattan, maintenance workers removed 166,300 pounds of scrap and debris, cleared 1,255 third rail defects, serviced 25 switches and 44 signals, cleared 2,650 feet of track drain, cleaned and tested 505 public address system speakers, and replaced 820 tunnel light bulbs.

These FASTRACK efforts have been designed around the careful determination that there is adequate alternate means of transportation, including enhanced services along some bus lines during work periods. Alternative transportation options will be detailed in announcements and posters on trains, in stations and on selected buses; brochures will be available in both English and Spanish. Information on this FASTRACK is available on the web at http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/fastrack_NQR.htm.

The following FASTRACK will be on the weekend of October 5 and 6. There will be no service on the [D] line between Coney Island/Stillwell Av and Bay Pkwy and no [N] service between Coney Island/Stillwell Av and 86th Street from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6.

The first weekend FASTRACK on the [D] and [N] elevated track in southern Brooklyn was in April 2013. Maintenance workers serviced two switches and eight signals and installed various switch components at the Bay 50th interlocking. Crews also replaced rails and welded switch components that permit the wheels on one rail of track to cross to an intersecting rail.

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Service Diversions 09-19-13

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on September 19th, 2013 at 4:17 pm

Get a head start on your plans for the last official summer weekend as I have just updated the Service Diversions.

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Carmen Bianco Named NYCT President

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on September 18th, 2013 at 2:58 pm

Earlier this morning, the MTA NYC Transit announced that they have named Carmen Bianco as their new president. Here is more via the release I received:

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast today announced that following a nationwide search to serve as his permanent successor, he has appointed Carmen Bianco as President of MTA New York City Transit.

New York City Transit is the largest mass transit provider in North America, moving more than 7.5 million customers a day on buses, subways, paratransit and Staten Island Railway in New York City. Bianco is the seventh person to serve as president since the title was created in 1980. He has served as Acting President since April, and previously served as Senior Vice President of the Department of Subways, overseeing the entire subway system since 2010.

“When I returned to New York City Transit, Carmen was my pick to head the Department of Subways because of his extensive background in safety, his management skills and his vision of guiding the system into the future,” said Chairman Prendergast. “Carmen is a leader with lengthy mass transit and railroad career experience. He understands the issues, is an advocate for the customer and will remain someone the employees can depend upon for support.”

Bianco, 61, led the subway system through the MTA’s response to Superstorm Sandy, which flooded tunnels, inundated stations and washed out tracks in the most devastating event to ever strike the subways. He oversaw the immediate efforts to pump out water and make round-the-clock emergency repairs, the unprecedented construction work to restore damaged areas to service, and the long-term planning to prevent future flooding.

“I am extremely proud, yet humbled at being picked to lead the 45,000 men and women who make up MTA New York City Transit,” Bianco said. “To perform this job to the best of my ability, I will need the assistance of each and every one of them. They are the people who go out on a daily basis and move New York City, and were responsible for restoring service after Sandy. While there are great challenges ahead, I know I am supported by the finest team in the mass transit industry. Together we will continue to improve the travel experience for our 7.5 million daily subway, bus, paratransit and Staten Island Railway customers.”

As head of Subways, Bianco oversaw the restructuring of the Department of Subways, led the development of the successful the FASTRACK program, and continued New York City Transit’s introduction of new technologies, particularly those that improve customer communications and efficient train operation.

Bianco is a 30-year veteran of the transportation industry, who previously served as head of New York City Transit’s Department of System Safety from 1991 to 1995. Bianco has also held senior safety positions at Amtrak and NJ Transit. He returned to New York City Transit in March 2010 as Senior Vice President of subways, and was named Acting President after Governor Andrew M. Cuomo nominated Prendergast to be MTA Chairman and CEO in April.

Basically today was just a way for the agency to officially give Carmen the position as he had been in charge on an interim basis the past 5 months. During his interim tenure, he helped the agency get a lot done in terms of Hurricane Sandy repairs which I complement him on. I also extend kudos to him for helping spearhead the FASTRACK program which has been a rousing success since its implementation last year. Here is to hoping he continues to take the agency forward in the coming years.

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