System Conditions
NYCT Looking At Subway Line Shutdowns
One of the biggest complaints from riders (and there are many) is how it seems like construction is always occurring on their line which causes inconvenience. There is truth to that as the MTA always has some sort of work being done throughout the system. This should come as no surprise considering our system runs […]
Port Jervis Line Assessment Completed
As we know, the Metro-North’s Port Jervis line took the worst infrastructure beating from Hurricane Irene. The destruction was so bad, it will end up costing millions to fix as pre-storm level of service will not return until late 2012. Earlier today at the MTA Metro-North Railroad committee meeting, the final flood damage assessment report […]
NYCT Continues Water Repair Work
MTA workers setting up machines to pump flooded tracks at the 125th Street station on the A, B, C & D. Photo courtesy of Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin. The effects of yesterday morning’s water main break are still being felt along the Central Park West corridor. A few hours ago, the agency announced […]
Should The MTA Fix The Port Jervis Line?
This is the interesting question posed by WNYC’s Jim O’Grady. As we know by now, the Port Jervis line had 14 miles of track washed away by Hurricane Irene. This has led to the MTA Metro-North to provide bus service at all stations along the line even though only approximately 2300 use it during the […]
Women Bitten By Rat At Chambers Street Station
A rat eating food left on a platform at the Chambers Street station. Photo courtesy of Marc A. Hermann for the New York Daily News. Whether you are a regular NYC Subway rider or not, chances are you have seen rats scurrying all over subway stations. Most times they are seen either running around on […]
