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Wow was there a lot of construction on the tracks this weekend!
Saturday, I thought I would run out to do some shopping.  I needed some new clothes and shoes, so I thought I’d head down to the Herald Square area to cruise the stores.
An hour later, I finally made it.  Normally, that trip would have [...]

Uncivilsociety reminds us of a somewhat darker time in subway history.  This ad once ran on the subways in a pre-civil rights era.  It combines two themes in one ad that today would be considered unbelievably offensive.
First, the tongue-in-cheek way they use “women voting.”  As if it were an inevitability.  Then again, as we all [...]

Tonight/Tomorrow’s snow could be the subway system’s  first test of 2008.  Wet weather tends to cause massive cluster f*cks on most lines.
All it takes is a hold up ad ONE point on a line, and the entire line suffers.   So what do we hope to avoid?
Snow in general isn’t an issue most of the time.  [...]

Remember almost a year ago when we reviewed the Top 10 causes of subway delays? Well, it turns out those delays add up. There’s been a significant decrease in “on time” running on the system.

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The oldest lines appear to be the most unreliable (no shock there). If you notice, [...]

Because MTA board members don’t even bother attending, and it’s their job.  Yes, three board members have managed to not attend a single fare hike hearing, yet they are eligible to vote on the issue when the time comes.

Andrew Saul, Donald Cecil and Susan Metzger are the board members who have not made it to [...]

Ever wondered that? Here’s a cool video that explains just that…

It was a fun week on SUBWAYblogger.  We managed to drum up a lot of drama and debate.  SUBWAYblogger will always be a completely open forum for people to say whatever they want about anything posted here.  Even stuff we think is the biggest bullsh*t ever will not be censored.
Here’s this week’s highlight discussions:
- Subway [...]

This just in, the 7 line extension will have platform doors!
NY1 has learned exclusively (wtf?  Is it a secret?) that the 7 line extension will have doors on it’s subway platforms.
What the hell those?  Platform doors are sliding glass doors at the edge of the subway platforms.  They create a floor to ceiling barrier between [...]