If you like laying track, then this is the video for you.
According to the credits, this is footage of the NYCT ‘Linden Shop and Yard’ and ‘Track and Switch Fabrication Facility’.

Watch as MTA ‘gangs’ fabricate and lay train tracks for your viewing pleasure.
Behold the mighty drill press dubbed ‘R2D2′ that can drill SIX holes at [...]

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Ask a lot of Americans what the minimum age someone should be before they ride the New York City Subway alone, and the average answer is probably around 37.

Some probable reasons:

Most Americans have never actually ridden the NYC subway recently.
New York City used to have a significant crime problem.
New York City is the most [...]

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Monday we reported on how MTA was postponing important subway upgrades promised prior to the fare hike due to economic conditions.
I guess these same economic conditions had absolutely no effect on their spending thousands of dollars on custom wrought-iron lamp posts and handrails in 3 distinct styles to personally reflect historical origins of the different [...]

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Maybe I’ve been living under a rock, but I haven’t read AMNY’s Ubanite blog before today - they have an interesting story on Brooklyn’s Vanderveer Park you might want to check out.

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The New York Times is reporting that some MTA subway improvements which were promised as part of the recent fare increase are being postponed due to other economic factors, including the slumping housing market and Wall St. financials.
The Times quotes MTA CFO Gary J. Dellaverson as calling the financial outlook ‘gloomy’ amongst other sad terms, [...]

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Ben at SecondAveueSagas has a great story and Flickr photo set of the beautiful and abandoned City Hall subway station, with its curved archways and glass ceilings - must-see.
For more photos of abandoned subway stations, see our post about Joseph Brennan’s extensive collection.

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