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MTA NYC Transit Begins New Ad Campaign

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on September 4th, 2009 at 6:29 pm

If you have ever taken a ride on the NYC Subway, this scenario has played out. You are trying to get to your destination as quickly as possible yet the ride is littered with delays due to one person after another holding the door. The angry glances & stares do nothing to deter it from occurring. However the MTA continues to hold out hope that the message of not holding doors gets through. Their latest attempt comes in the form of a “Please Don’t Hold The Doors” advertising campaign. Here are the details in a press release sent out a short time ago:

Holding doors is a sign of good manners, except when those doors belong to a subway train. Not only is the act of keeping the doors from closing potentially dangerous, but it delays that train plus the trains behind it.

To help remind customers that holding train doors is not the thing to do, MTA New York City Transit is posting car cards with the headline “PLEASE DON’T HOLD THE DOORS”. Directly beneath that is a red figure with a leg stuck in the closing doors of a subway car. It looks pretty uncomfortable but it still happens thousands of times each month amounting to real time lost for our customers and our trains. The message is posted in 2,200 subway cars.

“The selfish act of holding the doors while one tries to board or exit a train can delay several trains along a line, particularly during rush hour when trains run more closely together,” said Steven Feil, Senior Vice President of Subways for NYC Transit. “But aside from that aspect, you can get hurt.”

Subway conductors reinforce the message and often remind customers with their message of; “Ladies and gentlemen please do not hold the train doors open.” On new trains this message is automated but remains the same — just don’t do it.

Click here to see the poster created for this ad campaign.

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Service Diversions 09-04

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on September 4th, 2009 at 8:29 am

I have just updated the service diversions page with the latest information for the weekend & upcoming week (beyond in some cases). Don’t forget to check in for any changes to the page. I also suggest printing out a copy of the page to use while riding the system. Please note the following service patten info for Labor Day (September 7th):

NYC Transit Buses: All buses will operate on a Sunday schedule.

NYC Subway: All trains will operate on a Sunday schedule.

Long Island Rail Road (LIRR): All trains will operate on a Sunday schedule.

Metro-North Railroad: All trails will operate on a Sunday schedule.

Long Island Bus: All buses will operate on a Sunday schedule.

MTA Bus: All buses will operate on a Sunday schedule.

Have a safe & wonderful Labor Day weekend!

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New LIRR Timetables Start September 8th

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on September 4th, 2009 at 8:11 am

I apologize for this oversight but a few days ago, MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) sent out a press release to announce new timetables would start on September 8th. The new timetables include changes made due to upcoming construction & track projects. Here are the complete details:

New MTA Long Island Rail Road timetables will take effect beginning Tuesday, September 8. The new timetables include some midday weekday and weekend train schedule revisions due to track work and construction programs. In addition, on the weekend of October 24 and 25 an interlocking replacement program in the Valley Stream area will have major service impacts for customers on several branches including the Babylon/Montauk, Long Beach, Far Rockaway and West Hempstead Branches. Special timetables will be in effect on that weekend. A future news release will provide further details of this project.

September 8-November 8 Timetables:

Port Jefferson & Ronkonkoma Branches: One of two main tracks between Carle Place and Hicksville will be out of service midday weekdays for track work and renewal of the Urban Avenue grade crossing in New Cassel. To accommodate the work, the 11:48 AM eastbound train from Huntington and the 11:37 AM westbound train from Port Jefferson will be temporarily canceled. Departure times for other Port Jefferson Branch trains will be adjusted to provide two-hour midday service between Huntington and Port Jefferson. Five eastbound midday weekday Huntington trains will depart 12 minutes later.

Six westbound midday weekday Ronkonkoma trains will depart 30 minutes later. The 11:42 AM westbound train from Greenport will depart 30 minutes earlier. Various midday weekday trains on the Far Rockaway, Long Beach, Oyster Bay and West Hempstead Branches will have schedule adjustments of between one and three minutes.

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Babylon Branch: One of two main tracks will be out of service between Rockville Centre and Freeport for track work. Midday weekday trains will have schedule adjustments of between one and two minutes.

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Montauk Branch: The single main track between Patchogue and Speonk will be out of service on weekdays for track tie replacement and grade crossing renewal work at Bay Avenue, Seatuck Road, Moriches Blvd. and Dunton Avenue. Buses will replace four midday trains between Patchogue and Speonk. Eastbound customers traveling to stations east of Speonk will take buses to Speonk, then transfer to trains to complete their trips.

Westbound customers traveling from stations Montauk to Westhampton will take trains from their stations and transfer to buses at Speonk, than transfer back to trains at Patchogue to complete their trips. Weekend of October 17-18- Buses will replace trains between Babylon and Speonk this weekend because of a track work program. Further details will be provided in a future news release.

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Oyster Bay Branch: One of two main tracks between East Williston and Locust Valley will be out of service midday weekdays for construction of a retaining wall at Roslyn Road. The 12:12 PM train from Jamaica (due Oyster Bay at 1:08 PM) and the 1:32 PM train from Oyster Bay (due Jamaica at 2:28 PM) will be canceled while the work is underway.

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Rail Inspections To Affect Ronkonkoma Service

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on September 2nd, 2009 at 5:16 pm

Starting September 14th, & including the 15th & 19th, LIRR service on the Ronkonkoma Line will be affected due to rail inspections. Here are the complete details just released by the LIRR just minutes ago via an e-mailed press release:

The MTA Long Island Rail Road will provide bus service in place of some trains on the Ronkonkoma Branch on Monday, September 14, Tuesday, September 15 and Saturday, September 19, as track inspections are made by the Sperry Rail Car.

The Sperry Rail Car, a bright yellow vehicle fitted with ultrasonic and induction test equipment, is designed to detect internal rail defects not readily visible to the eye. Defects that are found will be corrected immediately by a crew of LIRR track maintenance workers. The Sperry Rail Car is used twice a year to inspect approximately 500 miles of LIRR track.

September 14-15:

Sperry Rail Car testing will take place between Ronkonkoma and Greenport. Customers on two eastbound and two westbound midday trains will be affected.

Eastbound:
Customers on the 9:02 AM train from Ronkonkoma to Greenport and the 1:42 PM train from Ronkonkoma to Riverhead will board buses at Ronkonkoma to complete their trips.

Westbound:
Customers on the 11:42 AM train from Greenport to Ronkonkoma and the 3:19 PM train from Riverhead to Ronkonkoma will board buses at their stations and transfer to trains at Ronkonkoma to complete their trips.

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September 19:
Sperry Rail Car testing will take place between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma. Customers on four eastbound and four westbound early morning trains will be affected.

Eastbound:
Customers on the 12:14 AM, 1:16 AM, 2:53 AM and 4:43 AM trains from Penn Station to Ronkonkoma will transfer to buses at Hicksville for stations Wyandanch through Ronkonkoma. Bethpage and Farmingdale customers will stay on their trains to their stations.

Westbound:
Customers on the 12:44 AM, 2:10 AM, 3:45 AM and 5:37 AM trains from Ronkonkoma will board buses at their stations Ronkonkoma through Wyandanch and transfer to train at Hicksville to complete their trips. Bethpage and Farmingdale customers will board their normally scheduled trains at their stations.

Customers should expect up to 25 minutes additional travel time.

Well if I use the LIRR any of those days, I will stick to the Bablyon and/or Montauk line for sure!

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M96 Extends Loop Privileges

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on September 1st, 2009 at 2:14 pm

For any of my readers who ride or plan to ride the M96, please be aware of the following. MTA New York City Transit has extended the line’s loop privileges. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release sent out a short time ago:

Due to construction activity related to the Second Avenue Subway in the 96th Street area, customers may board at the eastbound M96 stop at Second Avenue and stay onboard through the terminal on 97th Street on far side of First Avenue.

The new eastbound stop is on 96th Street, mid-block between Third and Second Avenues.
The westbound M96 Street stop on the far side of Second Avenue has been discontinued for the duration of the seven-year construction period.

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