Subway
MTA Raises Certain Subway Speed Limits
Long time NYC Subway riders remember the days when certain stretches of the system had trains speed through what felt like at the speed of light. Unfortunately some accidents mainly due to human error caused the agency to overreact & implement signal timers which led to severely reduced speeds. This was especially evident on express […]
5 People Sickened By Pepper Spray
Yesterday was anything but a typical ride along the Lexington Avenue lines after 5 people were sickened by pepper spray. 4 of the 5 victims were MTA workers. The incident started around 7pm last night when a train pulled into the Grand Central station. When the doors opened, a man sprayed pepper spray on a […]
7 Train Riders Face 2nd Day Of Delays
train riders once again faced a nightmare of a commute on Tuesday as the line was plagued by delays. The first issue began shortly before 6am when a train’s emergency brakes were automatically activated. Nearly an hour later, Manhattan-bound express service was suspended due to a train being stalled near Queensboro Plaza. Afterwards the delays […]
Greenpoint Elevator Project Moves Forward
Earlier today, MTA NYC announced that its project to install an elevator at the Greenpoint Avenue station will be moving forward. Here is more via the press release I received: MTA New York City Transit announced today that the next phase of a project to bring full accessibility to the Greenpoint Av station will require […]
MTA Performing Accelerated JMZ Repairs
With the train shutdown impending in the near future, MTA NYC Transit announced the acceleration of repairs to the & . Here are more details courtesy of the press release they asked me to share with my readers: MTA New York City Transit is continuing its accelerated schedule of proactive weekend track maintenance and repairs, […]
