Archive for October, 2008
MTA Scales Back Bond Issue
Two days ago I wrote about how the MTA turned to former NYC Mayor Ed Koch who pitched the idea of buying MTA Bonds. Now after realizing the conditions of the bond market, it realized that their goal would not be attainable. This has led them to scale back on their bond issue by $300 […]
MTA Trip Planner Adds New Features
I just received a press release from the MTA within the last couple of minutes. The release talks about brand new features added to their “Trip Planner” service. Here are the details: MTA New York City Transit has added another customer friendly option to its popular on-line travel itinerary service, Trip Planner, and introduced a […]
Metro-North Public Hearing On Fares For New Station
The Metro-North issued a press release earlier to announce a public hearing to discuss a fare proposal. The proposal calls for the new station, that will serve Yankee Stadium, to be included in the same fare zone as all other Bronx stations. Here is the entire release: MTA Metro-North Railroad is proposing that its new […]
MTA & TWU Local 100 Hit A Roadblock During Contract Talks
Three days ago I wrote about the MTA & TWU Local 100 potentially being near a new deal for bus drivers & mechanics who work for MTA Bus Company. The news of a potential deal which was broke by Pete Donohue of the New York Daily News might have been a bit premature. It seems […]
Buses To Replace Some Trains On The Port Jefferson Branch
I received a press release from the Long Island Rail Road to announced buses were replacing some trains on the Port Jefferson branch due to Sperry Rail Testing. I am not sure why I received this press release yesterday when their site says it went up on the 10th. I’m assuming that was a typo […]
