Archive for September, 2008
MTA Buses Set Reliability Record
This past August was very kind to the buses in the MTA’s ever growing fleet as it set a record for reliability for the month. New York Daily News transit reporter Pete Donohue has more in this very brief report: MTA buses set a reliability record last month, traveling more miles without mechanical problems than […]
Poor Hells Kitchen Never Stood A Chance
Flushing-Main Street bound 7 train @ Queensboro Plaza; resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit A transit project that has come up many times in this blog is the 7 Line Extension. As my readers know, I have not been a big fan of this project in terms of overall importance. The only positive aspect […]
NYCT & MTA Buses To Be Affected By The U.N. General Assembly
Continuing with the press releases that were sent to me, the MTA announces that some New York City Transit & MTA Bus routes will experience reroutes or severe delays due to the United Nations General Assembly. Here are the complete details: Due to the United Nations General Assembly meeting scheduled from September 22 through October […]
LIRR To Provide Extra Trains For The Eve Of Rosh Hashanah
I’m behind in posting the latest press releases that the MTA sent me. The first was to announce that the Long Island Rail Road will be providing extra trains for the eve of Rosh Hashanah. Here are the complete details: The MTA Long Island Rail Road is offering eight additional eastbound trains from Penn Station, […]
Service Diversions 09-19
Let me first apologize for the tardiness with regards to posting the latest service diversions. I went out to the San Gennaro Feast with my best friend & others. The latest diversions were not ready before my departure. With that out of the way, I can now say…. I have just updated the service diversions […]
