Archive for March, 2009
The Ball Is In Malcom’s Court
Over the last few months, most of the talk on this blog has been about the financial crisis the MTA is currently dealing with. With the deadline fast approaching on a vote for whether or not they will have to implement the “doomsday scenario“, the MTA has been spending time trying to convince state leaders […]
LIRR Service Alert Reminder Starting Tomorrow
Just a friendly reminder to any of my readers who use or plan on using the Long Island Rail Road this month. The Valley Stream track work program will begin tomorrow & last every weekend through March. The project will affect service on 5 branches & has lead to new timetables for the month system […]
Service Diversions 03-06
Sorry for being late but I was tied up with some business matters. Anyhow….. 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 […]
The G Dashes To The Same Beat
Two G trains by the Smith-9th Streets station; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit Back in December of 2007, I wrote about how surprised I was that the did not earn an overall grade of F in the Rider Report Cards series. So this around I was not surprised to see it once again […]
Buses Replace Some Ronkonkoma Trains
Just a short time ago, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) issued a press release via e-mail. The press release was to announce that buses will be replacing some morning & midday trains for 4 days on the Ronkonkoma line between Ronkonkoma & Greenport. This is due to grade crossing work in Riverhead. Here are […]
