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March 26, 2012
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March 22, 2012
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Source: New York Daily NewsWITH CONTRACT talks at a standstill, the transit workers union is expected to start suggesting that subway motormen slow down their trains.
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Source: DNAinfo.comA man was struck by a train at Grand Central Terminal just as rush hour was getting under way Wednesday, officials said.
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Source: Labor PressJohn Samuelsen, President of TWU Local 100, said he is not opposed to the idea of investing a portion of his Local’s pension fund, but that he, as a Trustee of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System, could not agree to fund infrastructure projects in the state without first investing in the MTA’s state of good repair program (part of the agency’s Capital Program) to ensure the safety of the City’s subway system.
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Source: WABC 7The collapse happened at the intersection of Broadway and West 130th Street, part of a major expansion of Columbia University, just before 8 a.m. The university says the workers were involved in demolition at the time of the collapse.
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Source: Transportation NationThe U.S. Department of Transportation has released a new app called SaferBus that lets riders review a bus company’s safety record. It is packed with useful information, little of it decipherable.
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Source: Tulsa World"We're cautiously optimistic about the plan we saw today for American Eagle because it presents a viable path for a sustainable business going forward," said James C. Little, international president of the Transport Workers Union. "But it's disheartening to see that once again, management wants to finance restructuring on the backs of workers who have already made enormous sacrifices. AMR is demanding over $12 million a year in concessions from TWU mechanics at American Eagle.
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Source: Brooklyn DailyA thief robbed a woman on a city bus on Avenue T on March 16 — taking her cellphone. The victim told police that she was on the B46 near Flatbush Avenue at 3 pm when the thief grabbed the phone from her hand.
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Source: NY PostUpper East Siders have finally warmed up to speedy Select Bus Service — but don’t like the MTA’s strict enforcement of its fare-collection rules, a survey has found.
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Source: Transportation NationAdam Lisberg, a former New York Daily News Bureau Chief and Editor of City & State, will be the new MTA chief spokesman, making him responsible for the final word on the nation’s largest transit system.
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Source: NY Daily NewsFaster routes scored points for speed, but some riders not thrilled with pre-pay fare routine.
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Source: NY TimesIn a sign that the Metro-North Railroad is preparing to celebrate the centenary of Grand Central Terminal next year, a new logo began appearing this week on display screens in the main concourse. It is a stylized but instantly recognizable version of the four-faced clock that crowns the central information booth and has served as a landmark for countless impatient rendezvous. The hands of the logo’s clock are set at 7:13. In the evening, that would be the equivalent of 19:13 on a 24-hour clock — the year the terminal opened.
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Source: DNAinfo.comThe M15's "select bus service" — with off-bus ticketing for quicker boarding — has sped up the commute along First and Second avenues, riders and the MTA say. But some riders, particularly those visiting East Side hospitals and claim to have medical conditions affecting their ability to operate the machines, are calling for aggressive fare inspections to slow down.
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Source: FastLane: The Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary of TransportationWe’re right on the eve of the spring construction season, and we need to put our friends and neighbors to work solving America's transportation challenges. The economic ripples that would come from passing a bill like the Senate bill will put thousands of people to work.
March 21, 2012
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Source: Wall Street JournalA man recently freed from jail after authorities discovered he might have gotten a tougher punishment than he deserved because of a crime lab error has died after he was hit by a subway train in New York City.
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Source: The Brooklyn PaperKilling the G train extension is an assault on romance that will push many straphanging couples into long distance mode, and might even break them up, lovebirds say.
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Source: The Journal NewsSomewhere there must be a school for government bureaucrats that features an advanced course on how to respond to questions at length and with gravitas, but also in such a way as to say absolutely nothing.
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Source: NY Daily NewsNoise-rattled Metro-North riders will see relief next month when the rail line keeps one car on many of its trains silent, officials said Tuesday.
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Source: The Journal NewsThe world-famous midtown rail station turns 100 next year, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is preparing to mark the occasion, starting with a birthday celebration Feb. 1, 2013.
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Source: The Brooklyn PaperA mean teen threw a bottle of soda at the conductor of a Queens-bound G train on March 14. The 62-year-old victim told police that she was stopped at Clinton-Washington at 6:55 pm when the unruly perp chucked a half-full bottle at her face and fled. The conductor was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital for injuries to her face and shoulder.
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