Cutting Student MetroCards: Vote Delayed
Ugh. Just get it over with already so we can go on with our lives realizing that this is not the end of the world. This is a followup to SUBWAYblogger’s recent post on this subject that became quite the source of debate. The vote to cut the program has been delayed. However, there are [...]
Read MoreIs it the beginning of the end?
I’m about one or two more back to back track fires away from taking cover in a bunker somewhere. Seriously. Things over the past couple weeks are just getting crazy. It all started with summer showing up light a white hot freight train. For weeks, we enjoyed beautiful mid 70′s each day. Then, overnight it [...]
My New Favorite Spot to Ride
So I have a new favorite spot to ride the train, but it is a tough spot to get. I like to stand right on the very end of the train by the door that leads from one train car to another. I find that you can get lean on the door a little and [...]
I must say, I had excellent subway timing today. It has been a really, really long time since I got to the platform and walked right onto the train both times today. There was no waiting whatsoever for me today. I got to work early, and got home ahead of schedule. I’m always a little [...]
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- Tags: subway, time, trains, waiting
Hey, at least you aren’t riding the PATH train.
Well, yeah that smelly dude is standing a little to close to you, but at least the trains aren’t on fire. Ok, that’s an exaggeration. There was a manhole fire near the 33rd Street PATH station around noon today. Apparently, the smoke caused damage to the signal system on the PATH lines near this station. [...]
Remember that guy that saw a girl on the subway and fell in love with her immediately? Or perhaps you remember feeling a little nauseous when you read the story. Well now there’s a brand new site that allows you to get stalked find your missed subway love connection. SubwayCrush.com is a new site that [...]
BREAKING: LIRR Trains Collide including Derailment
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 [...]
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- Tags: collide, collision, derail, Jamaica, lirr, low impact, queens station, trains
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. The [...]
