Death
LIRR Announces Passing Of 34th President
Yesterday afternoon, the MTA Long Island Rail Road announced the passing of the agency’s 34th president Charles W. Hoppe. Here is more via the official press release I received: MTA Long Island Rail Road marks the passing on Dec. 22 of Charles W. Hoppe, who served as the LIRR’s 34th President, from April 2, 1990, […]
Paul Roper Pleads Not Guilty
Back in the beginning of November, I blogged about the horrific accident that saw Carol Bell killed by a NYC Transit bus. I had opined about how I was very curious as to the investigation results as the preliminary report had me questioning how the driver could not have known he hit someone. A mere […]
Bus Driver Arrested For Crash Death
This past Tuesday, I wrote about Carol Bell, the elderly woman who was struck & killed by a NYC Transit bus in the early morning hours that was headed back to the East New York Depot. I opined that I was very curious about the investigation as I found it hard to believe the driver […]
NYC Transit Bus Kills Elderly Woman
In a sad piece of transit news, an elderly woman named Carol Bell was struck & killed by a bus this morning in Brooklyn as it headed back to the East New York Depot. Benjamin Mueller of the New York Times has more: A Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus hit a 70-year-old woman who was crossing […]
Former MTA Chairman E. Virgil Conway Dies
Some sad news to report as former MTA Chairman E. Virgil Conway has died at the age of 85. Here is more via press release: E. Virgil Conway, who served as both Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) chairman and as a member of the MTA Board, died Wednesday in Southampton, New York. He was 85. After […]
