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  1. I don't see anything wrong with the public having an interest in MTA policy, since much of it directly or indirectly may affect them. This forum is not only for MTA employees, is it? Privacy is indeed a societal issue, nowadays. A two hundred year old slogan was paraphrased by railroads later into: "Eternal vigilance is the price of safety"..
  2. Be sure to visit the NYC Transit Museum in downtown Brooklyn, for a great look of old rolling stock, as well as other exhibits, and a nice museum store. And it's located in a former subway station... https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/
  3. I believe you answered your own question. Since the bridge was built, it was no longer necessary to build a subway tunnel.
  4. Agreed...the R-32 and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, connecting Brooklyn to Staten Island, both went into service in 1964. The bridge forever ended the possibility of BMT lines trains traveling to and thru Staten Island, which had been proposed via a never built tunnel, earlier.
  5. I'm old enough to recall when NYC buses had no right side mirror, at all...
  6. Besides the LIRR, IIRC, there were also some trolley car lines from Manhattan and Brooklyn that extended to Flushing. I am not sure of the dates of those operations, however... Here's a wiki article on some... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streetcar_lines_in_Queens
  7. This also means another reroute for I-95...it no longer use the Scudders Falls Bridge...I-295 is extended to replace it. And since that bridge was replaced by a new structure last year, it became a toll bridge (collected going from NJ to PA). The whole I-95 route issue is silly...right from the beginning, it should have been over the NJTP the entire way, but for political reasons, it was routed through Pennsylvania. This has always caused confusion for some through travelers, not familiar with the routing.
  8. I am one of those that since one way toll collection began, took advantage of that, by taking the 'free' crossing one way, and taking a cheaper return route. For example, if traveling from Queens to points south, I would use the Williamsburg Bridge, and Holland Tunnel. Returning via Outerbridge crossing, and Verrazzano Bridge. Or, if going north, via GW Bridge, returning via Tappan Zee or Newburgh-Beacon, depending on destination...
  9. The Max and its training have been cleared for modification, and take-off.. Here's Southwest's announcement... https://www.southwest.com/737-max/ AA already has one flight scheduled for their use...
  10. Anyone ever seen the uniforms worn by "Bullet Train" engineer's in Japan? They are decked out like airline captains, and even wear white gloves(!)🙂 https://www.google.com/search?q=bullet+train+engineer+uniform&sxsrf=ALeKk03tj02ZuqXmI2VKwWIAuuGAy99l3Q:1600484563669&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=AFPAZi1olLx44M%2CblEetPP8amLoeM%2C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRp8Zy-v8ug38svE7si9Wc8i0GXSw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjm3orPnfTrAhXGtlkKHfgDA7UQ9QF6BAgKEDI#imgrc=AFPAZi1olLx44M
  11. Great link, thanks for posting it!🙂
  12. Are there any plans to bring former Erie line trains into New York? Wouldn't the ALP-45DP make that possible? Would be nice to see thru New York to Port Jervis train service....
  13. Why is that? They sure look hardy enough to me....certainly more rugged than those old wooden Q-types....
  14. I don't know....who paid the Port Authority when the bus to Howard Beach that served the long term parking was free?
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