The toll was first collected on January 5, after a number of court cases in 3 U.S. District courts allowed it to proceed.… Continue Reading Congestion Pricing Comes to Manhattan
NJ Transit gave a late-summer present to its riders: 8 days of service without charging fares. The “fare holiday” ran from Monday, August… Continue Reading NJ Transit Takes a “Fare Holiday”
A visit to the LIRR’s main concourse at NYP reveals that the LIRR’s only restrooms, and the dingy waiting room between them, have… Continue Reading Less Is More?
Quoted on radio station WNYC (June 14), New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority chair Joseph Lhota says that there are solutions to the capacity… Continue Reading MTA Chair Lhota Champions Cooperation
Federal law requires commuter rail operators to implement an advanced safety technology, Positive Train Control (PTC), by 2015. However, many operating agencies protest… Continue Reading MTA Rails Say Safety Deadline Tough
Having a nightcap on the way home has been a commuter tradition for many years. Years ago, there were bar cars on some… Continue Reading LIRR Curbs Alcohol on Some Trains