Category Archives: MTA

Metro-North Moves Forward on Penn Station Plans

Posted on September 9, 2009 by TJ

Metro-North is moving ahead on a plan to route both New Haven and Hudson Line trains into Penn Station.  According to the railroad, ”For each line, one alternative would have provided service in all time periods and included the construction of … Continue reading →

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Straphanger Joe is Feeling a Little Punchy This Morning

Posted on August 24, 2009 by TJ

Salt and Pepper   There’s a poster above me.   It’s hot outside, cool inside. The AC in this car is working. It’s too crowded to be able to read and I’m tired, swaying a little with the motion of … Continue reading →

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Suitcase Charge For Subways–Yup, Clyde Haberman’s At It Again

Posted on August 7, 2009 by TJ

Let’s start charging subway riders extra fees for hauling suitcases, bicycles and refrigerators on the trains, argues Clyde Haberman. Before we discuss this we have to establish who Clyde Haberman is and how he thinks. Clyde Haberman seems to have … Continue reading →

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MTA to Test Subway Spycams

Posted on July 29, 2009 by TJ

The Metropolitan Transit Authority will install surveillance cameras throughout an as-yet unidentified subway train later this year, reports the NY Times. The Authority hopes the cameras will deter crime, and may also help it avoid some lawsuits from those who … Continue reading →

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Subway Station Pay Phones Don’t Work

Posted on June 10, 2009 by TJ

Pay phones. Those big, clunky boxes affixed to public urinals (or were they called “phone booths”?) around the city in recent decades. Broken gray handsets, coin slots mucked up with gum. Those phones are still to be found in subway … Continue reading →

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Sander: I’ll Shape My Own Legacy, Thanks

Posted on June 2, 2009 by TJ

Elliot Sander, executive director of the MTA until last month, got some choice real estate on the Op-Ed page of the NY Times yesterday to plead his case for a favorable legacy. Kudos to Sander for tossing around a Dylan … Continue reading →

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Commuter Doomsday Plan Downgraded to Gloomsday

Posted on May 12, 2009 by TJ

The MTA board has approved a new package that will raise fares for subways and commuter trains, but the increased costs aren’t as bad as were originally envisioned. The new plan sees subway fare jacked up to $2.25, and commuter … Continue reading →

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MTA Boss Sander Out

Posted on May 8, 2009 by TJ

MTA executive director Elliot Sander, the face of the disarray in New York City’s transit system today, announced his resignation yesterday. The move gives Gov. Paterson closer watch of the railroad. Sander gave notice after finishing up the fare deal … Continue reading →

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Putting the ‘Met’ in MetroCard

Posted on April 1, 2009 by TJ

Finally, a whiff of good news amidst Doomsday budgets and recessionary malaise. Metro-North is set to announce a fun gimmick which will see them allow people to ride the train free for one day–April 6, MLB’s de facto Opening Day–provided … Continue reading →

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Doomsday Approaches

Posted on March 26, 2009 by TJ

The MTA has voted for its so-called doomsday budget that would see subway fare hiked up 50 cents and the commuter rails costing another 20-30%. The latter would go into effect June 1. A commuter riding Long Island Railroad from … Continue reading →

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