I have been on several hot cars already.....AND as I was exiting Friday night from one of them I overheard a someone else complaining to the conductor that the...
In a message dated 4/30/2004 10:04:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Thank you, I found it tonight. The corn dogs were as greasy & yummy as ever!! [Non-text...
Yeah Grand Central is so much better in almost every way. They have a nice food court, plenty of tracks, and most of all, a nice open station. Penn just feels...
Yeah they are out questioning any suspicious activity. I was stopped by a cop on the LIRR today for taking some pictures. Its a sign of the times.:-(...
Everybody's so busy worrying about terrorists, bums and drug addicts are invading the railroad. Just think, the time wasted by every investigation into...
That's why I like the M7's. They have destination signs. That was one major design flaw on the M-1/3's, a destination sign is lacking. Aint it important for...
If I count correctly, the March 15 Babylon branch timetable shows 78 eastbound and 83 westbound trains per day. What explains this discrepancy, and are there...
There are many trains that are not listed in the passenger schedules - such as 'work' and trains that are moved from one location to another without...
The destination / next station signs are a lot more useful when they're working. On the M7's, a fair amount of the time. On the double deckers, hardly ever,...
Newsday.com - My News Gee does this story shock anyone??? (and yes this is sarcasim). What's the problem with this reporter at Newsday???, the parking...
If my memory is correct, the M-1's were delivered about 1970 with side destination signs (motorized cloth rollers). One of the destinations was "Airport." I...
New York Suitcases Spur Terror 'Dry Run' Fears ............ AL GUART Courtesy of The New York Post Police fear five empty suitcases left at Penn Station, New...
Some of the rush trains that appear to start or end at other stations like Massapequa, etc., actually start in the Babylon yard. ########################### ...
Pataki to support new LIRR tunnel By Errol A. Cockfield and Joshua Robin, Staff Writer, Newsday May 3, 2004, 10:48 PM EDT Gov. George Pataki in a speech...
I went by Nedicks last night and picked up a corn dog. Maybe its because they overcharged me but I wasn't really diggin' it. I'll stick with the regular dog...
Unless the LIRR plans to drop its FRA certification (and I don't see how they could do that), I don't see any way the LIRR and NYCT could share the Montague...
TSA to Test New Rail Security Technology 52 minutes ago Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! By LESLIE MILLER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Amtrak and...
You see in the media, reports about ridership levels, and available parking spaces, etc. How does the media or the LIRR calculate these things? I have been...
The LIRR does do head counts on trains - but only a fixed number of times - like 4 times per year (I believe). I have seen LIRR employees with a counter...
If a new LIRR tunnel was approved tomorrow how many decades would it take before it was completed? MOre than 2 - less than 8 ? That leaves the FBA terminal,...
Come to think of it, I have, on a very rare occasion, seen summer temps handing out surveys, and checking the temperature on board mostly off peak trains....
Jeez, what a waste of money. Speaking as a commuter who works in lower Manhattan, it's only 15 minutes from FBA by subway. How much time could they save? 5...
I agree - I work downtown too - but I think the traffic they are really trying to attract is the business traveler. I think they really believe that it is...
hello all, been watching the posts..and yes..i agree...a new tunnel is not only a waste of $$$, its an OBVIOUS target for the bad guys...and you would need an...
I found the reporter's article to be quite interesting, and TOTALLY false. You see I ride the 7:57AM train out of Ronkonkoma EVERY day, and I get to the...
The more business travellers you attract the more money you pull in. I see nothing wrong with that. As for coming in from Flatbush Ave, its not 5 min. Try...
when it comes to a cost-benefit comparison,this one flunks the test ...miserably. i would rather that they take those billions and put it towards getting the...
At this day and age, where we are getting the royal shaft after the last fare hike, do you really think ANOTHER EXCUSE to raise our fares to more unreasonable ...
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