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The “Summer of Hell” is upon us…

The so-called “Summer of Hell” in the New York City metro region begins Monday morning (7/10/17). Here’s some helpful resources to help plan your commute: NJ Commuters Action Network: http://njcommuters.org/ MTA Information: http://www.lirrsummerschedule.com/ NJT Information: http://njtransit-theupdate.com/ Amtrak Information: https://www.amtrak.com/NYPrenewal What is the “Summer of Hell”? Amtrak is performing much-needed repair work to the tracks inContinueContinue reading “The “Summer of Hell” is upon us…”

Photo of the Month – July, 2017

For the month of July, I head back to my original home transit system – HART – to capture #1211 at the Marion Transit Center. #1211 is part of a batch of fourteen buses that were purchased by HART in 2012. The first twelve – #’s 1201 through 1212 – were assigned for the MetroRapidContinueContinue reading “Photo of the Month – July, 2017”

HART Route 51X Park-N-Ride Change

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) will be enacting a service change on Monday, July 17, 2017 for Route 51X, which serves Downtown Tampa, New Tampa, and southeastern Pasco County during weekday rush hours. The change being made is regarding the Park-N-Ride lots that the route currently serves. In an effort to better serve the southeasternContinueContinue reading “HART Route 51X Park-N-Ride Change”

July 4, 2017 Holiday Services

Independence Day will be on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. For Monday, July 3, 2017, most transit agencies will operate normal weekday services. However, you should contact your respective agency just to make sure there are no service exceptions. For Tuesday, July 4, 2017, most transit agencies will operate limited to no services. As always, pleaseContinueContinue reading “July 4, 2017 Holiday Services”

Farewell to the Loops! “Newer” South Ferry Station Reopens!

Over the weekend, I began hearing some speculation that the New York City MTA was going to reopen the “newer” South Ferry subway station on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. If such an opening were to materialize, it would mean that the “newer” station would be open by the July 4th holiday, and would also solidifyContinueContinue reading “Farewell to the Loops! “Newer” South Ferry Station Reopens!”

Journeys Afar – New York City, 2017 – Part 2

And we’re off…! I originally published this post back on 06/23/2017 as part of my blog post series about my 2017 New York City trip. However, I was unable to previously complete the series because of how I structured the first several posts (which is briefly discussed in my first post). Without further ado, here’sContinueContinue reading “Journeys Afar – New York City, 2017 – Part 2”

Final Countdown for South Ferry Loop

The final countdown is on for the many transit fans in New York City to get photos and videos of the old South Ferry Loop subway station before it shuts down for good. While an official reopening date has yet to be announced by the New York City MTA for the “newer” South Ferry platformContinueContinue reading “Final Countdown for South Ferry Loop”

Journeys Afar – New York City, 2017 – Part 1

Off to the Concrete Jungle… I originally published this post back on 06/20/2017 as part of my blog post series about my 2017 New York City trip. However, I was unable to previously complete the series because of how I structured the first several posts.Under my original plan, I laid out up to 60 differentContinueContinue reading “Journeys Afar – New York City, 2017 – Part 1”

Website Updates/Expansion is underway!

During the past couple of weeks, I’ve been planning out my next website update. I’m roughly a year behind on posting PSTA and HART bus photos, there hasn’t been any major website expansion for even longer than that, and there hasn’t been a whole lot in new blog posts either. Truth to be told, I’veContinueContinue reading “Website Updates/Expansion is underway!”

HART Network Restructuring – Part 1

You may have heard during the past few months about Hillsborough Area Regional Transit. I’m not talking about the Premium Transit Feasibility Study or OneBusAway; but rather, I’m referring to the planned network restructuring that the agency is currently planning. The massive changes are a part of the normal Transit Development Plan update that HART, andContinueContinue reading “HART Network Restructuring – Part 1”