BREAKING: LIRR Trains Collide including Derailment

March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Two east bound trains entering the Jamaica Queens station collided when apparently one of them derailed, and hit the other train.
Apparently, one of the trains had two cars derail, which then bumped a neighboring train.
The LIRR is calling the incident a minor/low impact derailment. There are a reported 20 minor injuries, and no major injuries.
The [...]

Mar

26

Subway Schmutziness Down Year to Date

March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Straphangers Campaign released a report on the improvement of subway cleanliness. They say that the state of train dirt and has improved over the past few years.
I guess, for the most part, that is true in my observation.
They found that the L train and 7 train were the cleanest this year. [...]

Mar

25

Bull Sh*t Alert: MTA Postpones Upgrades

March 25, 2008 | 4 Comments

Remember way back when the MTA promised that part of the new fare hike would include some general system upgrades with a $30 million improvement package? Yeah well, the MTA has decided they’re just gonna hold off on that for a lil bit.
This is such bullshit, it drives me nuts. If this is [...]

Mar

24

Subway Mariachi Band

March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

I love a good subway mariachi band. By far the most entertaining of the “on-train” subway performances.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0ByBZfjS3M

Mar

23

Happy Easter

March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The funny thing is, this picture was probably taken in July.

Via Flicker

Mar

22

Paterson Backs Congestion Pricing

March 22, 2008 | 8 Comments

There may be hope after all!
Gov. David Paterson announced his support of Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan for NYC.
“Congestion pricing addresses two urgent concerns of the residents of new York City and its suburbs: The Need to reduce congestion on our streets and roads, and thereby reduce pollution, and the need to raise significant revenue [...]

Mar

21

Drunks and Trains Don’t Mix

March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

There’s a new subway hero in town, and his name is Veeramuthu Kalimuthu, a Columbia University mechanic.
It was Wednesday when Kalimuthu was waiting for his train at 116th Street. A person on the platform across from him (other side of the tracks) fell on to the tracks. People began screaming and yelling.
Just then, [...]

Mar

20

Rain Delay

March 20, 2008 | 1 Comment

How do you know it’s raining out in NYC? Your commute will probably look something like this…or worse.

Let me sum up what you’re seeing. You stand on the musty platform waiting forever for your train to arrive. It finally does, and maybe you’re lucky enough to get on.
A few stops later, you [...]

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