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LIRR Labor Day 2014 Service Plan

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on August 26th, 2014 at 6:40 pm

Here is the LIRR Labor Day 2014 service plan:

Long Island Rail Road Adding 8 Early Afternoon Eastbound Trains on Friday, August 29 to Speed Your Getaway for the Labor Day Weekend Running on Weekend Schedule Sat., Aug. 30 & Sun., Aug 31 & Holiday Schedule on Labor Day

MTA Long Island Rail Road will provide eight additional early-afternoon trains from Penn Station on Friday, August 29, for customers planning to get away early to start the Labor Day Weekend. There will be three extra Babylon trains, three extra Port Jefferson Branch trains, one extra train on the Port Washington Branch and one extra train to Far Rockaway.

Extra Train Service from Penn Station, Friday, August 29

Babylon Branch:

• 2:32 p.m. train from Penn Station express to Lynbrook, and then all stops to Babylon.

• 3:00 p.m. train from Penn Station stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, and then all stops to Babylon.

• 3:31 p.m. train from Penn Station express to Rockville Centre, and then all stops to Babylon.

Port Jefferson Branch (to Hicksville and Huntington):

• 2:08 p.m. from Penn Station stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, then all stops to Huntington.

• 2:29 p.m. from Penn Station stopping at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, then all stops to Huntington.

• 3:24 p.m. from Penn Station stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Westbury and Hicksville.

Port Washington Branch (to Great Neck):

• 3:40 p.m. from Penn Station stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main Street, and then all stops to Great Neck.

Far Rockaway Branch:

• 3:48 p.m. express from Penn Station to Locust Manor, then all local stops to Far Rockaway

Weekend Schedule – Saturday, August 30 & Sunday, August 31:

• On Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31, the Long Island Rail Road will be operating on a regular Weekend Schedule.

Holiday Schedule – Labor Day, Monday, September 1:

• On Labor Day, Monday, September 1, the Long Island Rail Road will operate on a Holiday Schedule.

Montauk/Hamptons Travel Advisory for Labor Day Weekend

• Over the Labor Day Weekend the following afternoon and evening westbound trains from Montauk and the Hamptons, which normally operate on summer Sundays, will operate instead on Labor Day, Monday, September 1. They will not operate on Sunday, August 31. Those trains are the 1:31 p.m. from Montauk, the 3:08 p.m. from Bridgehampton, the 4 p.m. from Montauk, the 6:37 p.m. (Cannonball West) from Montauk and the 8:36 p.m. from Montauk

• The regular Monday-only westbound train leaving Montauk at 7:01 a.m. and arriving at Hunterspoint Ave. at 9:57 a.m. will instead operate on Tuesday, September 2.

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Metro North Labor Day 2014 Service Plan

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on August 26th, 2014 at 6:36 pm

Here is the Labor Day 2014 service plan for the Metro-North:

MTA Metro-North Railroad doesn’t want you to work hard to celebrate Labor Day! Metro-North has plenty of train service to get you where you need to go for the entire holiday weekend starting Friday, August 29, and continuing through Labor Day, Monday, September 1.

On Friday, August 29, Metro-North will offer 17 early-afternoon “getaway” trains departing Grand Central Terminal between 1:38 p.m. and 4:11 p.m. Two extra westbound trains that will depart New Haven’s Union Station at 4:01 p.m. and 5:02 p.m. There will also be one extra departure each on the Port Jervis Line and the Pascack Valley Line as detailed below.

To allow the railroad to operate this service, 11 trains that usually depart Grand Central between
5:27 p.m. and 8:03 p.m. will not operate, and three pairs of New Haven Line trains will be combined. Two trains serving the Port Jervis Line or the Pascack Valley Line during this time will not operate.

Details on specific trains are below.

On Saturday, August 30, and Sunday, August 31, Metro-North will operate on regular weekend schedules.

On Labor Day, Monday, September 1, Sunday service will be in effect on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines, and weekend service will be in effect on the Port Jervis Line and Pascack Valley Line, with three extra trains scheduled.

On the New Haven Line, Metro-North will operate a special train departing New Haven at 7:40 p.m. making stops at West Haven, Milford, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield Metro, Fairfield, Westport, Harlem-125th Street and Grand Central Terminal. A special train will depart Grand Central at 11:13 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, Fairfield, Fairfield Metro, Bridgeport, Stratford, Milford, West Haven, and New Haven.

On the Port Jervis Line, Metro-North will an extra inbound train departing Port Jervis at 4:09 p.m. for those heading back to Hoboken or Manhattan.

Getaway Service on Friday, August 29

New Haven Line:

Extra “getaway” trains will depart from Grand Central at: 12:58 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.

• 2:01 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.

• 2:28 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.

• 2:31 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Harrison.

• 2:56 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford then all stations between Noroton Heights and South Norwalk.

• 3:02 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford, Westport, then all stops between Fairfield and New Haven.

• 3:03 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison.

• 3:26 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison.

• 3:29 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.

• 4:00 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford and all stations between Bridgeport and New Haven.

The following trains usually departing Grand Central will not operate or are combined:

• The 5:18 p.m. to Harrison and the 5:21 p.m. to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 5:21 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street and all stations between Mount Vernon East and Harrison.

• The 5:57 p.m. to Harrison and 6:02 p.m. to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:02 p.m., making all stops between Mount Vernon East and Harrison.

• The 6:07 p.m. to New Haven and the 6:11 p.m. to Bridgeport are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:11 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street and all stations between South Norwalk and New Haven.

• The 6:42 p.m. to Harrison will not operate.

• The 7:13 p.m. to Harrison will not operate.

• The 8:03 p.m. to New Haven will not operate.

Two extra inbound trains to Grand Central will also operate:

• 4:01 p.m. departing New Haven and stopping in West Haven, Bridgeport and Harlem- 125th Street.

• 5:02 p.m. departing New Haven and making select stops in West Haven, Bridgeport, South Norwalk, Stamford and Harlem-125th Street.

Harlem Line

Extra “getaway” trains will depart from Grand Central at:

• 2:18 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between Scarsdale and North White Plains.

• 3:13 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then White Plains and North White Plains only.

• 3:34 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, White Plains, North White Plains, then all stations between Goldens Bridge through Southeast.

The following trains usually departing Grand Central will not operate:

• The 5:27 p.m. to Brewster.

• The 5:38 p.m. to Crestwood.

• The 5:58 p.m. to Crestwood.

• The 7:03 p.m. to North White Plains.

• The 7:28 p.m. to North White Plains.

Hudson Line

Extra “getaway” trains will depart from Grand Central at:

• 1:38 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Peekskill, Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.

• 2:38 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Peekskill, Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.

• 3:11 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stops between Tarrytown and Croton-Harmon.

• 3:45 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Peekskill, Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.

• 4:11 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Peekskill, Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.

The following trains usually departing Grand Central will not operate:

• The 5:29 p.m. train to Poughkeepsie.

• The 5:57 p.m. to Croton-Harmon.

• The 6:12 p.m. to Poughkeepsie.

For Hudson Line Connecting Services

The Hudson Rail Link will begin a peak level of buses at Spuyten Duyvil starting with the 2:20 p.m. train from Grand Central and at Riverdale starting with the 3:21 p.m. train from Grand Central.

The Haverstraw – Ossining Ferry will have an early ferry trip that will meet the 3:11 p.m. train from Grand Central, which arrives in Ossining at 3:56 p.m. Since the 5:57 p.m. train will not operate, a 6:00 p.m. train from Grand Central, which arrives in Ossining at 6:53 p.m., will be met by the ferry. To accommodate this trip, the ferry will not meet the regular 6:22 p.m. train from Grand Central.

The Newburgh – Beacon Ferry will have three early trips meeting the 2:43 p.m., 3:18 p.m. and
3:48 p.m. trains from Grand Central.

Port Jervis Line

An extra train will depart Hoboken at 2:45 p.m., and Penn Station-NY at 2:39 p.m. Because of reduced ridership, the 6:11 p.m. train from Hoboken (with a connection from the 6:03 p.m. train from Penn Station-NY) will not operate.

Pascack Valley Line

An extra train depart Hoboken at 2:58 p.m., and Penn Station-NY at 2:51 p.m. Because of reduced ridership, the 7:20 p.m. train from Hoboken (with a connection from the 7:13 PM train from Penn Station-NY) will not operate.

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S.I. Railway Labor Day 2014 Service Plan

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on August 26th, 2014 at 6:25 pm

Here is the Staten Island Railway service plan for the upcoming Labor Day holiday:

Staten Island Railway (SIR) customers looking to get a head start on their three-day weekend will be able to catch earlier afternoon express train service on Friday, August 29, with Staten Island Railway’s Early Departure Getaway schedule. This schedule means extra SIR trains will be added earlier in the afternoon beginning at 2:30 p.m. from the St. George Ferry Terminal. There will be one express train and one local train awaiting every boat until 7:50 p.m. SIR will operate on a Sunday Schedule on Labor Day, Monday September 1.

The Early Departure Getaway service plan on SIR is also available on the Friday leading into the President’s Day and Memorial Day weekends, the day before Independence Day, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and the day before the Christmas and New Year’s.

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Upcoming Bus Service Improvements

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on August 26th, 2014 at 9:26 am

This Sunday marks a good day for fans of bus service as the MTA will be launching its $4.9M worth of bus service enhancements. Here are the complete details via press release:

Starting on Sunday, August 31, bus customers will see service enhancements that include new routes, extensions and stops throughout New York City, such as the new M12 route on the Far West Side to meet a demand for public transportation in an area of Manhattan that has experienced significant residential and commercial growth.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) works with communities to provide affordable public transportation options to neighborhoods with growing transit needs. The extension of the Bx24 to the Hutchinson Metro Center in the Bronx is an example of how New York City Transit (NYCT) works with residents, businesses and elected officials to address a need as well as to increase service on a route with potential ridership growth.

Other changes, such as moving bus stops in the densely populated neighborhood of Flushing, Queens, were made at the request of the community to help alleviate congestion and make commutes easier for customers.

“New York City changes all the time, and we must keep up by making accommodations and adding service when the need arises,” said NYCT President Carmen Bianco. “We are committed to improving reliability and service for our customers in all five boroughs.”

The $4.9 million in service enhancements are:

B13, B83, Q8 extensions:

All three routes will be extended to a new bus terminal at Gateway Center II (Gateway Center North) in the Spring Creek area of Brooklyn.

Bx24 extension:

The route will be extended from Westchester Square to the end of Marconi Street by the 911 Call Center in the Hutchinson Metro Center. The extension adds four eastbound stops and four westbound at the Metro Center.

M12:

The new service will accommodate customers along 11th and 12th Avenues between Abington Square in the West Village and Columbus Circle, an area that has been developing rapidly. The northern terminal will be on West 58th Street at Broadway. The southern terminal will be on Eighth Avenue at Jane Street.

Q17, Q27 terminal relocations:

The terminals for both routes in downtown Flushing will be relocated from Main Street between 39th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue to 138th Street between 39th and 37th Avenues.

Q113 Local becomes Q114 Limited:

The Q113 local route will be restructured as the Q114 Limited to provide faster service to customers traveling a long distance along Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in South Jamaica and Rochdale Village. The new Q114 route will make limited stops on the Boulevard, then all local stops along Brookville Boulevard and through Woodmere, Cedarhurst, Inwood, Lawrence and Far Rockaway. During overnight hours, it will make all local stops along Guy R. Brewer Boulevard. The Q113 Limited will continue its limited-stop service from Jamaica through Far Rockaway, and the Q111 will continue to make all local stops from Jamaica through Rosedale.

S93 service additions (begins on Sept. 2):

Midday and evening service will be added to the limited-stop route that travels between Bay Ridge in Brooklyn and the College of Staten Island. Buses will run between 5:45 a.m. and 10 p.m.

X21 Super Express (service begins on Sept. 2):

The Super Express concept is coming to Eltingville in Staten Island via the X21, which will travel to Midtown Manhattan along 42nd Street. It will operate during morning and evening peak hours, making a limited number of stops and offering a faster commute for many customers of existing Staten Island express buses. The terminal in Manhattan will be located on East 41 Street and First Avenue. The Staten Island terminal will be located in the Hylan Boulevard bus loop on Richmond Avenue.

I am pretty confident that riders will not only take advantage of but appreciate these enhancements. Hopefully more will be coming as needed in the near future.

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As The Bedbugs Go Marching In

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on August 26th, 2014 at 4:43 am

Those pesky bedbugs are hard to get rid of. The MTA can tell you all about it as once again they have appeared to cause more trouble.

The latest coming on Monday afternoon when a N train was taking out of service at DeKalb Ave after a conductor asked for medical assistance after being bitten by one. Here is more courtesy of a Pete Donohue story from the New York Daily News:

A conductor on an N train reported being bitten Monday by some unwanted riders — bedbugs, sources said.

The train was taken out of service Monday afternoon at the DeKalb Ave. station and the conductor requested medical attention, sources said. Since Friday, there have been bedbug sightings for other trains on the N, Q and No. 6 lines, sources said.

An MTA spokesman had no immediate comment on the latest series of bed-bug sightings. Officials previously down played the significance of the parasites being on a relatively tiny number of trains in the system.

Click here for the complete story.

From what I have heard & read, it seems a good percentage of people are wanting the MTA to do something about the problem. While I am sure the agency is doing what it can to handle the issue within their system, it is only so much they can do.

In a city with millions of people to go along with an increase of bedbug sightings throughout the city, it was only a matter of time before this became an issue on the subway. To be honest, I am surprised it took this long for it to start becoming one.

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