Archive for July, 2008
Design Changes For The World Trade Center Transit Hub
The biggest transit related story of the day is the design changes that will come to the World Trade Center Transit Hub. Here are some reports about it starting with this one from the New York Times’ David W. Dunlap: It was to have been an audacious gesture in an already daring design. As envisioned […]
2 & F Train Service Alerts
The MTA has posted service alerts for the & . The service alerts state: Due to a customer requiring medical assistance at the Nevins Street Station, selected Brooklyn College-bound trains are running on the line from the 149th Street-Grand Concourse Station to the Nevins Street Station. Please expect delays in service on the and trains. […]
LIRR Increases Service For Independence Day
LIRR train idle at the Ronkonkoma station. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has issued a press release about the planned service increases for the Independence Day holiday. Here are the details courtesy of the MTA: The MTA Long Island Rail Road will provide additional early afternoon service […]
LIRR Accident Update
Yesterday evening I had the unfortunate task of writing about 2 separate accidents of a LIRR train running over & killing a male. Steve Ritea of Newsday has posted an updated report about the accidents: Two men were killed in unrelated accidents on Long Island Rail Road tracks Monday morning, MTA Police said, when a […]
