Archive for July, 2010
3 Metro North Workers Caught w/ Whiskey & Pot
In a story that will sure be used an example of why MTA workers are overpaid & undeserving of their jobs, 3 Metro-North Railroad workers were caught in an office underneath Grand Central Terminal with whiskey & pot. Pete Donohue of the New York Daily News has more: Grand Central was Party Central for a […]
Service Diversions 07-17-10
I just updated the “Service Diversions” page by removing all of the scheduled work that wrapped up by 11:59 PM last night. The weekend diversions which I posted earlier have now moved to the top followed by the subsequent work during the week. I suggest printing out a copy of the diversions to carry with […]
MTA White Collar Jobs Continue To Be Saved
Over the last few months, the biggest story on this blog & in the world of local mass transit has been the MTA’s financial crisis. The crisis has been the biggest sticking point in the latest round of the never ending war between the much maligned transit agency & Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU […]
1 Line Service Affected By Rehab Work Until 2012
Riders who depend on the 1 in Upper Manhattan & the Bronx will have to brace for some major interruptions due to rehabilitation work that will last until 2012. The main focus of the work will be at the Dyckman Street station. However work will also be done at the 207th, 215th, 225th, 238th and […]
Last Of MetroCard Scam Trio Gets Sentenced
Late last month, I wrote an entry about a trio of scam artists who ripped the MTA off to the tune of $800,000 by selling free rides on the subway and the Long Island Railroad. The trio found a glitch in a Penn Station MetroCard Vending Machine (MVM) & hatched the plan shortly thereafter. Today’s […]
