Archive for October, 2008
MTA Manages To Sell $550 Million Worth Of Bonds
4 days ago I published an entry to discuss how the MTA turned to former NYC Mayor Ed Koch in advertisements to help stimulate the sale of bonds to investors. 2 days after that, I wrote about the MTA’s plan to scale back on the bond sale due to the instability of the financial markets. […]
Service Diversions 10-18
I have just updated the service diversions page with the latest scheduled diversions for this weekend & next week (and beyond in some cases). Don’t forget to check in for any changes to the page. I also suggest printing out a copy of the page to use while riding the system. Have a safe & […]
Buses Replacing Trains On The Montauk Branch
The Long Island Railroad just sent out a press release via e-mail which should hit their site shortly. The press release announces that buses will be replacing trains on the Montauk Branch for two weekends due to the “Babylon Interlocking Project”. Here are the complete details: Buses will replace trains along the Babylon and Montauk […]
NYCT To Distribute Rider Reports Cards On The 5 Next Week
Dyre Avenue bound 5 train leaving the Morris Park station; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit Starting next week (Monday & Tuesday) & one day in the week after (10/28), MTA’s New York City Transit will distribute “Rider Report Cards” along the . The line will be looking to improve on its overall grade […]
MTA Continues With Its Ambitious Advertising Plan
Over the last few months, I have covered the MTA’s ambitious advertising plan to turn its bus & subway real estate into a major revenue source. The plan had been kicked into high gear at the beginning of this month when they unveiled the first fully wrapped shuttle train. One of the major ideas that […]
