Archive for December, 2007
Staten Island Railway Express Service Expansion Debuts
Yesterday marked the debut of expanded morning express service on the Staten Island Railway. This is not exactly new news as I wrote an entry last month about the MTA’s plans to expand express service. However the MTA issued a press release on Tuesday announcing the debut. So here is that press release courtesy of […]
NYCT & TWU Task Force Reveal Safety Recommendations For Subway Track Workers
According to the New York City Transit (NYCT) division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), all NYC Subway track workers will carry emergency radios by early 2008. The announcement came yesterday as a task force consisting of New York City Transit staff and Transport Workers Union (TWU) representatives released 63 recommendations which focus on improving […]
NYC Para Transit Drivers Hope To Avoid A Strike
Yesterday’s Newsday featured a story on The Para Transit Drivers and Mechanics of the Amalgamated Transit Union. The story was about the union’s desire to return to the bargaining table to avoid a strike that would start next Monday. Here is the brief article courtesy of Newsday: NEW YORK – A union representing 1,500 drivers […]
Speaking Of “Halt The Hike”…..
In yesterday’s edition of the New York Daily News, transit writer Pete Donohue wrote a story in his paper’s “Halt The Hike” series about a new alliance being formed between The Straphangers Campaign & The Working Families Party. The new alliance is named “Halt The Hike” & has debuted with a website which can be […]
LIRR Is Apart Of Two Unrelated Suicides
LIRR train entering Woodside. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit Yesterday was a dreadful day for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) as they played an unplanned role in two separate but unrelated suicide attempts. The first suicide took place at approximately 8:48 am when a man whose identity has not been released, jumped […]
