April 2013
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March 2013
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petervidani:
York Street → East Broadway
Uncommon view of the Rutgers St Tube from up front.
There’s only 1 type of subway car left that gives passengers this view, they’re about to be 50 years old, and they’ll be all gone before the end of the decade.
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February 2013
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December 2012
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November 2012
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October 2012
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DEVELOPING: limited subway service may resume...
While not great news, the good news is that the MTA has begun testing the system and hopes to have some, but not all, service restored by tomorrow. As I previously speculated, I believe much of this will include service between queens and manhattan. Some LIRR service is due to resume today. Stay tuned.
UPDATE: there will not be any subway service south of 42nd street until further notice because...
Indeterminate amount of water in many east river... →
ex-genius:
MTA Spokesperson has confirmed that water - amounts unknown - has gotten into the tunnels under the east river which carry the 2,3,4,5,7,A,C, and the tunnels that carry the F and R between Manhattan and Brooklyn
Specifically omitted from the report are the tunnels that carry the E,L,M,N,Q and the F and R between Queens and Manhattan.
While not GREAT news, this isn’t apocalyptic -...
August 2012
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July 2012
2 posts
Watch the NYC Subway Unfold
gifthorsedentistry:
mashable:
The map is laid out according to the order the subway lines were built. Beautiful.
Via.
Hey Jon…
That’s pretty cool!
Also wrong.
Well at the very least inconsistent.
The Franklin Ave Shuttle pops up first, and yes, the line was opened in 1899 as a trolley line but didn’t become “Subway” proper until converted to third rail...
June 2012
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May 2012
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"Worldtrade one seven three three, accept lineup...
If you ever hear that over a radio in a train, get out and take a bus.
Stuck under the ground for 60 minutes or so yesterday on the queens blvd line, in the front of the train, I heard this (to the best I heard and can remember) come over the radio from the cab. I let out an audible expletive, as those near me wondered why.
It’s simple, really.
D4 is the Queens Blvd express track,...
March 2012
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February 2012
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