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Helpful Tips For Riding The NYC Subway
The New York City Subway is one of the most complex and busiest subway systems in the world, up there with Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Moscow. How do we New Yorkers do it every day? (Well, most of us … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Series, Making Sense of the NYC Subway
Tagged growth, MTA, NYCT, population, rails, ridership, subway, tips, trains, tricks
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Delayed Because of Train Traffic
“Ladies and Gentlemen, we are delayed because of train traffic ahead of us. We apologize for any inconvenience.” This is quite the loaded phrase, and many people hear it, on non-tech trains and tech trains alike, but more so on … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Series, Making Sense of the NYC Subway, NYC Subway, US Transit
Tagged Ave of Americas, crosstown, Culver, delays, Lex, MTA, New York, NYC, NYCT, passenger trains, Queens Blvd, subway, train traffic, trains, transit, underground, work trains
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The Practicality of Articulated Subway Trains in New York
Most people have probably seen or have ridden articulated buses in their normal everyday life or have heard of them in many large cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Many may have seen light rail trains … Continue reading
Posted in Rail Travel
Tagged articulated, asia, bluebird, BMT, Europe, gangway, green hornet, heavy rail, IND, IRT, Metro, midsection, MTA, multi-section, North America, NYC, NYCT, pre-metro, RATP, South America, sub-surface, subway, TfL, transit, vintage, world, zephyr
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Transit Glossary: Rail Terminology
Ahh, who doesn’t love trains? Trains have been around for roughly three centuries, and going nowhere soon. In fact, it’s making a comeback! With that said, from subways in New York to streetcars in Portland, here are some common railfan, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Series, Transit Glossary
Tagged engineer, freight, heavy rail, laments terms, light rail, operator, passenger, railroad, schedules, subway, terminology, train terminology, trains, transit
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Los Angeles – Metro Light Rail
Los Angeles, once home to a major rail transit system, making a bit of a comeback. There are four light rail lines in a system of 6 rail lines; the light rail lines are Blue, Gold, Green, and Expo … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Series, Light Rail Files, Light Rail Files, Rail Travel
Tagged city, colors, County, Downtown, interurban, LA, light rail, Los Angeles, Metro, MTA, Pacific Electric, Railway, SCRTD, subway
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