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Entries from April 2010

Google To Host MTA Developer (Un)Conference, MTA CEO Walder to Attend

April 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Last year Google and MTA had a sweetheart deal for transit data which left the rest of us developers out in the cold. Since Jay Walder came on, MTA has both embraced and supported third-party developers, and now Google joins the group hug by hosting a dinner and conference for MTA developers, with Walder to attend…

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Tags: Uncategorized

The Bar Car Controversy Isn’t Over Just Yet

April 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

MTA assures riders the New Haven Line bar cars aren’t going away anytime soon, much to the relief of fans. However, the rest of the train attached to the bar car may have to suffer its legacy.

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Tags: Connecticut Rail Commuter Council · Metro-North · MTA

Metro-North Mixup Confuses Yankee Game with Bomb Threat

April 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Channel 12 reported that the bomb threat evacuation announcement heard at some Metro-North stations yesterday at 8:00 was a mixup. It seems the audio file which should have played was to advise passengers of service to Yankee Stadium. (sad trombone) I would link to the Channel 12 story on their website, except that it’s surrounded [...]

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Tags: Metro-North

Metro-North Releases Schedule Changes, StationStops Update Coming Soon

April 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Metro-North released some schedule changes on Monday, take a look at this page to see if any of the changes affect you – seems most inbound weekday commuters should not be affected much: I am working feverishly to push out a new version of StationStops for iPhone with the new schedule – hang in there! [...]

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Tags: Metro-North · Schedules · StationStops for iPhone

iPad Reviews [Videos]

April 1st, 2010 · No Comments

iPad Review Videos from PC Magazine,

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Tags: Apple iPad