Archive for December, 2008

LIRR New Year’s Eve/Day Service Information

Let me first apologize for not posting this information sooner. The LIRR originally sent this e-mail out to those on their press list 8 days ago. I’m usually on top of sharing the latest info with my readers before they post it publicly. Anyhow, here are the complete details: The MTA Long Island Rail Road […]


Fare Policy Memorandum

Yesterday, the MTA updated the “Proposed Administrative Actions/Fares/Service/Station Changes” page with a fare policy memorandum from Chief Financial Officer Gary J. Dellaverson. Here is a link to the .pdf of the memo which shows the details of different fare hike proposals: Fare Policy Memorandum While I do not want to see any fare hike, I […]


Mass Transit To Be Stimulated

In my opinion, one of the key issues ignored in the past election was how the federal government could better invest in mass transit. I watched every single debate hoping to get some sort of an answer besides anything auto related. Unfortunately I was letdown each time. However in researching the candidates, it was easy […]


Service Diversions 12-27

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 & […]


Merry Christmas!

I wanted to take this time to wish all my readers a MERRY CHRISTMAS! If you do not celebrate Christmas, I wish you a merry holiday regardless of what you celebrate. I hope you have a safe & wonderful day! xoxo ho ho ho Transit Blogger