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» Motorman on NYC subway train died of a heart attack during rush …
Saturday, May 1, 2010 5:30
A motorman on board a NYC subway train died early this morning shortly after switching the control panel, MTA officials confirmed. According to reports, around 8:08 a.m. the motorman, whose identity is not been released until next-of-kin is notified, suffered a heart attack shortly after pulling out of the terminal at Court Square. Authorities say [...]
Train Stopped Safely by 'Dead-Man Feature'
Friday, April 30, 2010 13:30
In the spartan, phone-booth-size motorman’s cab in a subway train, there is a metal arm a few inches long called the controller. To set the train in motion, the operator presses down on the controller arm with several pounds of pressure, swivels it and holds on. if he lets go, for whatever reason, the emergency [...]
About half of New York subway security cameras don't work …
Monday, April 26, 2010 17:00
By Associated PressMarch 30, 2010, 4:42PMAssociated PressTwo ceiling-mounted video surveillance cameras are seen as a no. 1 subway train arrives at the 34th Street station in Manhattan. About half of the 4,313 cameras installed along the city’s public transportation system aren’t operable, and transit police have been cut at some of the city’s major bridges [...]
My thoughts about the service cuts by MTA New York
Sunday, April 11, 2010 20:00
I understand that people are unhappy about the service cuts by new York City Transit, MTA Bus Company, Long Island Railroad, and Metro North Railroad. I understand that some of you will have harder commutes. Here’s my take. The Media always points MTA new York as the bad guys. Transit workers are condemned every day. [...]
M.T.'s World: My thoughts about the service cuts by MTA New York
Friday, April 2, 2010 15:00
I understand that people are unhappy about the service cuts by new York City Transit, MTA Bus Company, Long Island Railroad, and Metro North Railroad. I understand that some of you will have harder commutes. Here’s my take. The Media always points MTA new York as the bad guys. Transit workers are condemned every day. [...]
NYC woman dies, struck by train while retrieving purse
Saturday, March 13, 2010 17:00
Category: News Author : Kim LaCapria Posted: March 12, 2010 Tags : New York City, NYC, nyc subway fatalities, nyc transit, rose mankos, sad, subway safety, woman struck by NYC subway A woman was killed yesterday on an Upper East Side subway track during an attempt to retrieve a fallen gym bag. Rose Mankos, 48, [...]
The NYC No Pants Subway Ride – This Saturday
Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:00
If you’d like to feel the breeze of a New York City subway platform on your bare legs and will be available this Saturday, you might want to take part in the 8th Annual no Pants Subway Ride, an event put on by Improv Everywhere. as the name says, the event involves numerous people riding [...]
