Metro North's service out of Manhattan may be severely disrupted this evening, as a fire on the 138th Street Lift Bridge may shut the entire line to Grand Central Station down. It is too early to report what the extent of the damage will be, but worst-case scenario, the service will be shut down...
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For those of you who do not know, intermodal transportation is transportation that covers multiple modes of transport...bus, train, plane.
It is a significantly overlooked part of the bigger transportation picture. Why can't plane connect to train or connect to bus? Most cities don't look at these things...
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Mayor Mike Bloomberg, despite having no significant influence over the MTA, which runs city trains and buses, and is a state agency, has called for a variety of different transit improvements as part of his reelection platform.
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Recently, we decided to take a trip from our hometown of New York City down to Washington D.C. and started planning. Over the years, we've taken the plane many times, a car, and even the train. But we've never tried the bus.
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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.
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