In the early hours of Sunday morning, a driver on Philadelphia’s SEPTA system noticed one of her passengers, an elderly man, was unresponsive, had urinated on himself, and was drooling. When advised, the control center ordered her to continue to operate her route, not wanting to delay service. A supervisor boarded as she proceeded and checked the man, advised he was breathing but unresponsive, then instructed her to proceed to her terminal, making all stops, where the police would meet her.
People accept a lot from Greyhound and bus service in general because it is the cheapest form of intercity travel. But should they?
About every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train. Since 1997, more than 7200 pedestrians have…
In America 75 mph passes for high speed rail. That’s the average speed for the Acela, the only high speed…
This just stands on its own…A puppet explains subway etiquette.
A Green Line train derailed in a switching area near Government Center Wednesday evening. The train, which was carrying no passengers, went off the rails as it was moving at low speed to an outbound platform from a turnaround loop.
On Thursday, Google Maps announced the MBTA, the Boston Transit system, would now appear on Google Maps. This includes commuter rail, subway, bus and ferry schedules. We think this is wonderful. Anything that adds to the ability of riders to take public transportation is a good thing. But not everyone is happy…
The New York Times Traveler tweeted its headline for 100 years ago today. We were amused when today’s headline flashed up that the I.R.T. offered to extend trains 68 miles.
Yesterday, a brand new cable car was added to the city’s historic fleet. The car, a reproduction built using original blueprints, took five years to build and cost $823,000 for materials and labor. The new car, number 15, will serve Powell-Mason line.
People accept a lot from Greyhound and bus service in general because it is the cheapest form of intercity travel. But should they?
The MTA rolled out the first buses with luggage racks this week. The racks, which replace several seats toward the back of the bus, will be on the M60 route between Broadway and 125th St. and LaGuardia Airport. Eventually, the MTA will have racks on 10 buses on seven routes.
