Archive for February, 2010
LIRR Winter Storm Plans
Within the last hour, the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has announced its plans for the upcoming winter storm. Their plans include running extra early afternoon trains, & reduced evening service. Here are the complete details: The LIRR announced, today, its winter storm operating plan in anticipation of a significant snowstorm hitting Long Island […]
NYCT Winter Weather Subway Service Changes
With a major storm preparing to hit our region, every department of the MTA is putting storm plans into action. New York City Transit issued a press release within the last hour with details on subway service changes during the storm: Due to the forecast of a brutal winter storm beginning this evening, some MTA […]
MTA Winter Storm Statement
With a huge winter storm approaching the region, the MTA is prepared for the chaos that will come from it. Just a short time ago, the MTA released a statement from their headquarters regarding the storm: With a snowstorm threatening to drop anywhere between 8 and 18 inches of snow across the region, the Metropolitan […]
MTA To Gain Money From Budget Amendments
On the 21st of January, I wrote an entry about how the executive budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 unveiled by Gov. Paterson would short change the MTA $104 million. Fast forward to earlier today when the 21-day amendments to the 2010-11 Executive Budget were released which featured a net gain of $230M for the beleaguered […]
Bloomberg Questions Student Metrocard Cuts
Over the last few weeks, the MTA’s piss poor financial situation has been in the news. Staring down the barrel of even bigger issues, the agency has been working on different ways to cut down on costs. One of those plans called for the elimination of Student Metrocards. As one would expect, this plan has […]
