Greetings everyone! As I mentioned in an earlier posting, the Chicago CTA will be introducing a radically new method of transit fare payment. This new payment system is called Ventra, which will heavily emphasize the use of contactless payment cards to speed up boarding of buses and trains, help improve efficiency throughout the entire CTAContinue reading "Ventra to roll into Chicago"
UPDATE: Sequester cuts force cancellation of MacDill AirFest 2013
It's official folks, there will be no AirFest this April at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa due to the dreaded "Sequester" cuts, according to various local media sources. Though I do not wish to get in too deep on political matters, it is a huge disappointment for many who were hoping to see the event duringContinue reading "UPDATE: Sequester cuts force cancellation of MacDill AirFest 2013"
New developments in the Paris Metro Line 11 extension
Happy Friday everyone! I have some significant developments to report regarding the extension project of the Paris subway Line 11 from Mairie de Lillias to Rosny - Bois-Perrier. Around February , the STIF released its findings on the various studies that took place during the past several years. The report is divided into two parts: The firstContinue reading "New developments in the Paris Metro Line 11 extension"
Uncertainty over MacDill AirFest 2013
Revised: March 1, 2013. I had an incorrect date for the event. The weekend of April 6/7 is supposed to be the upcoming MacDill AirFest at MacDill Air Force Base in South Tampa. Usually, during the month of March, HART would unveil their plans for any route detours in the South Tampa area, and any shuttleContinue reading "Uncertainty over MacDill AirFest 2013"
Transit Staycations – Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
Greetings everyone! I mentioned earlier on that I will begin a Focus Post series called Transit Staycations. This series will profile various tourist sites that you can easily get to by using public transit. For my inaugural post; I will talk briefly about Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo and how you can get there using the HARTContinue reading "Transit Staycations – Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo"
Mairie de Montrouge Virtual Tour
Greetings everyone, I have a brief update on the Paris subway Line 4 extension towards station Mairie de Montrouge! Towards the end of January, I discovered the le metro a rendez-vous avec Montrouge blog by Dominique Josse. In this blog, she features up-to-date news and happenings that revolve around the Line 4 extension projects towards Montrouge, andContinue reading "Mairie de Montrouge Virtual Tour"
Re-focusing on European Transports site migration
Greetings everyone! I just wanted to provide a quick update on my efforts to migrate content from my old sites to WordPress. For personal reasons, my trip to Virginia may be postponed until later this year or sometime in 2014. So in the meantime, I have shifted my efforts here to migrating my Europe TransitContinue reading "Re-focusing on European Transports site migration"
Some MI 84 commuter rail stock trains to be re-assigned…
I heard from the Symbioz forums a few days ago that the STIF is proposing to re-deploy twenty trainsets of the MI 84, the commuter rail rolling stock that is gradually being phased out from the RER Line A. This latest development appeared in a media release from the STIF dated February 13, 2013. The releaseContinue reading "Some MI 84 commuter rail stock trains to be re-assigned…"
Line 12 of the Paris Metro
Greetings everyone! As promised, I will be discussing Line 12 of the Paris Metro in this post. Line 12 is one of several vital north-south subway routes that traverse the wonderful city of Paris. Line 12 starts in the southwestern suburbs of Issy, traveling northeastward through the neighborhood of St. Lambert, and making a briefContinue reading "Line 12 of the Paris Metro"
Major changes are coming to my blog and websites
Greetings everyone! A few days ago, I realized that I could do a lot more with my WordPress blog......A LOT MORE! In fact, I came to the realization that I could build my entire transit fansite right here in WordPress, and have all of the pages revolve around my blog! I think it's pretty coolContinue reading "Major changes are coming to my blog and websites"
The Global Transit Guidebook 