Archive for November, 2008
The Rockettes Team Up With The LIRR For 2 Holiday Trains
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) just issued a press release to announce they will team up with The Rockettes for 2 LIRR Holiday Trains. Here are the details: The MTA Long Island Rail Road wants its customers to kick up their heels this holiday season with the world-famous Radio City Rockettes. This Saturday, November […]
A, C, & Rockaway Park Shuttle Are The Next Lines To Be Graded
MTA’s New York City Transit issued a press release via e-mail about 20-30 minutes ago to announce that the , , & (Rockaway Park Shuttle) are the next lines to be graded as part of the 2008 Rider Report Cards. Here are the details: In our continuing effort to solicit feedback from our customers, MTA […]
LIRR Signal Project To Affect Parking At The Wantagh Station
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) just e-mailed a press release to announce a signal project will affect parking at the Wantagh station. Here are the complete details: Work related to the Babylon Branch signal improvement project will affect some parking at the Wantagh Station this coming weekend, November 22 and 23 and again from […]
Specific Details Of The Proposed Fare Increases & Service Cuts
In the entry just below this one, I wrote my feelings on the entire MTA Board meeting & subsequent media session. While I was writing that entry, the MTA issued a press release via e-mail with more specific details which I posted some of. Here is the complete release: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today […]
MTA Lays Out The Pain We Might Soon Embrace
The day has finally arrived in which the MTA Board would be presented with budget proposals to help trim an over $1 billion dollar budget deficit. These proposals included an even bigger fare increase then originally planned along with job losses & service cuts. Details of these proposals began to leak over the last few […]
