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29325
casey, trailways made stops in hempstead and massapequa.wasnt that a better arrangement to leaving the bus at pa,hopping one stop to penn,and then an hour+ on...
mrbeach602
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Nov 12, 2009
1:36 pm
29324
There are always 2 extra crews for Mets games. They both bring people to and from the games. Getting to the games is fine. You probably don't even notice. ...
swamp976
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Nov 12, 2009
1:36 pm
29323
I’d have to look at the PC and see exactly where you’d turn a train around at Woodside, but my concern with the scoots is that you couldn’t necessarily...
Michael B. Justice
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Nov 12, 2009
11:05 am
29322
That’s what I say, there is NO EXCUSE, except cost, why a Scoot can’t be run, you only need ONE train, of maybe six cars!! I too REFUSE to call it ANYTHING...
John R Wersan Jr
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Nov 12, 2009
3:39 am
29321
... When I lived In Flushing, I attended MANY games, and now that I live on LI, I have traveled to Shea both ways, driving and by train/subway. Don't get me...
John R Wersan Jr
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Nov 12, 2009
3:29 am
29320
casey, I was on the "four and a half year" plan. lol. but i had great times there.anyway back at the ranch: I agree. trailways stopped right on main street and...
mrbeach602
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Nov 12, 2009
1:41 am
29319
MJ, geez louise..no need for a connector...just run some "scoots" between woodside and shea on game days/nites. i also shouldnt call it citifield :)...
mrbeach602
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Nov 12, 2009
1:41 am
29318
I went to SUNY New Paltz also, i loved it up there. i liked it so much that i even stayed an extra year (5-years). lol. i did the Metro-North train from...
casey_jones_vi
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Nov 11, 2009
5:07 pm
29317
The Long Island's public affairs department does send press releases advising customers that "extra train service will be provided after the game". Since the...
casey_jones_vi
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Nov 11, 2009
4:22 pm
29316
From my point of view the real problem with Shea service is the location of Shea relative to the Main Line. A connector that would allow service from east of...
Michael B. Justice
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Nov 11, 2009
3:56 pm
29315
john, during baseball season,on game days-nites, nyc transit runs extra trains to-from yankee stadium,citi-field and keyspan park for the cyclones.thats called...
mrbeach602
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Nov 11, 2009
3:49 pm
29314
I have been going to Shea for over five years now, and I have NEVER seen additional trains through the Shea stop EXCEPT when the playoffs were at Shea, and...
John R Wersan Jr
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Nov 11, 2009
5:38 am
29313
casey, when i went to suny new paltz,rather than take the bus from np to the port authority which was a $35 r/t even in those days,i would try and catch the...
mrbeach602
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Nov 10, 2009
8:35 pm
29312
Really? I thought the LIRR was still using Schneidt-Bachmann machines and not the Cubic ones back then... MJ ... From: casey_jones_vi...
Michael B. Justice
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Nov 10, 2009
8:08 pm
29311
I don't think so, back in the late 1990's (1997-1999) when i used to go to college upstate if i was visiting home for the weekend i would take the LIRR to penn...
casey_jones_vi
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Nov 10, 2009
8:02 pm
29310
That's your opinion and thankfully the city didn't listen to you. The crap you speak so highly of seems to agree with me. We're not concerned with you :) ... ...
Michael B. Justice
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Nov 10, 2009
5:59 pm
29309
Perhaps that's a new or LIRR thing. For a long time it was $20 and 40 only. ... From: casey_jones_vi <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:07:56...
Michael B. Justice
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Nov 10, 2009
5:58 pm
29308
the RR does run extra trains east and west through shea stadium after the game is over. they hold extra equipment in great neck, port wash and west side yard...
casey_jones_vi
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Nov 10, 2009
5:47 pm
29307
I saw this article in Newsday today. the reason i put it here is because i think this is the first time i have ever read about something like this in the...
casey_jones_vi
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Nov 10, 2009
5:46 pm
29306
that is incorrect, you can buy a 2-ride metro-card along with your LIRR ticket at a station TVM. i used to do it all the time....
casey_jones_vi
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Nov 10, 2009
5:46 pm
29305
The parade should have still been held on Saturday. The city is clogged enough as it is with slow, dim-witted commuters, tourists, and other crap during the...
Philip L
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Nov 10, 2009
5:45 pm
29304
In terms of this being really a non-news story, that was exactly what I was thinking. I am wondering if this is like the summer of the shark attacks. If you...
william_f_joseph
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Nov 10, 2009
5:29 pm
29303
That was the point I was making to Phil - you can't get a low-use card from a station machine so expecting a small or non-existent line from the "spammers" is...
Michael B. Justice
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Nov 10, 2009
1:40 pm
29302
Mike, Ive bought single-ride and been able to buy a $4.50 metrocard without any difficulties. I thought that one day "fun passes" have to be bought from...
mrbeach602
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Nov 10, 2009
1:37 pm
29301
oops, im having multiple senior moments. i have been able to buy the single ride and $4.50 MC from th TRANSIT AUTHORITY. lots of luck getting it at the LIRR or...
mrbeach602
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Nov 10, 2009
1:32 pm
29300
The LIRR is not easily understood by occasional riders. Like at Hicksville in the waiting room, the soigns say Penn Track 1 Flatbush Track 2 RonKo Track 3 But...
Yeoh Yiu
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Nov 10, 2009
6:54 am
29299
I generally don't appreciate your attitude, but now you're meandering into ignorance. Have you tried to buy a single-ride or $4.50 metrocard from a LIRR or MNR...
Michael B. Justice
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Nov 9, 2009
2:14 pm
29298
I generally don't appreciate your attitude, but now you're meandering into ignorance. Have you tried to buy a single-ride or $4.50 metrocard from a LIRR or MNR...
Michael B. Justice
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Nov 9, 2009
2:13 pm
29297
These "people" at the parade were not as smart as you or I or anyone else on this group. I doubt they even knew they had that option. It's hard to...
Philip L
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Nov 9, 2009
1:21 pm
29296
I don't think the OT would be much different if the parade was held on a Saturday. The "extra" expense is there no matter what. Of course the MTA saved on...
yomf
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Nov 8, 2009
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