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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2026 7:51 pm Post subject:

W.B.:

You said it it!

As Yours Truly commuted on "the tubes" and the subways for nearly 25 years, je can tell you I cannot recall the frequency level of signal issues on PATH as I see plaguing the system today.

Of course, back in those days, for the most part, McAdoo-era signals still pretty much ruled...........alas, that was a loooong time ago.....

"NYO"

["P. A.T. H."]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2026 10:35 pm Post subject:

....interesting how signal problems in ONE location can shut down nearly ALL of the PATH system.......aaaahhh, progress.......... Razz

"NYO"

["H&MRR"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 11:00 pm Post subject:

.................I thinkit is pretty much a given that, with several weekends worth of work on switch replacement on several subway lines, that more than a few block signals were replaced with Star Wars-eque "See-Bee-Tee-See".

Once again, if, heaven forbid the CBTC system has a "meltdown"( or is hacked unto) with NO BACKUP whatsoever, ut will be a MAJOR disaster, one that will, quite literally, bring the city to a grinding halt.......

"NYO"

['865 REP"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2026 2:47 pm Post subject:

......just as well RFWs are now extinct, with more and more of the old block signals being replaced by CBTC, there wouldn't be anything to view, anyway......how much we all took for granted..........

"NYO"

["X-425"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2026 8:54 am Post subject:

.....1010 WINS reporter Mac Rosenberg did a report on the re-opening of the AMTRAK/LIRR tube under the East River, closed for extensive repairs since last year,

All new "thoud rail", signalling, rails, etc, have been installed.

The other tube will go OOS for renovation and repairin the fall.

Also "hoid" briefly from"Mr.Jan-OH!" and an AMTRAL 'muckety-muck".....

"NYO"

['["AMTAK"]
'

W.B. Fishbowl · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2026 2:45 pm Post subject:

Now comes word that PATH will no longer accept MetroCards as payment after Sept. 1, and that their "SmartLink" cards will be replaced by something called "TAPP" - Total Access PATH Payment. Goes without saying they won't take OMNY cards.

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2026 3:40 pm Post subject:

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2026 4:34 pm Post subject:

......NJT's North Jersey Coast line is suspended between New York and Long Branch, due to flooding.

It's gonna be CHAOS at the "Port" this evening, with so many stranded NJCL commuters scrambling for buses to take them home..... Shocked

"NYO"

["NJT"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2026 10:13 am Post subject:

Eternal optimism.......

Heard on 1010 WINS yesterday that "En-Jay-Tee" lost lost $4 million bucks on the special rail services to the recent US OPEN; seems that they overstimated the number of riders they would carry, which fell far short of expectations..... Razz

"NYO"

["NJT"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2026 2:58 pm Post subject:

Earlier today, there were MAJOR service disruptions on the A, B, C, and D lines.

Cracks were found in the roadbed of the downtown track, between 125th and 59th Streets.

Just another fun-filled day on the subways........... Rolling Eyes

"NYO"

["INDEPENDENT SUBWAY SYSTEM"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2026 8:34 pm Post subject:

..............."soivice"on the affected lettered subway lines is now back yo normal, from what I have heard...........

"NYO"

["TAKE THE 'A' TRAIN"]

W.B. Fishbowl · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2026 4:07 am Post subject:

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2026 12:09 pm Post subject:

W.B.:

I was curious as to this myself; right now, I know as much as you do........I, a lso, was wondering if this might have been shoddy work aftermath, from the recent past.....

"NYO"

["A"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2026 4:02 pm Post subject:

Historical note.........

On this date in 1910, the H&M opened a new station at Grove-Henserson (Jersey City), and at the ERIE's waterfront Pavonia Avenue terminal.

Through the 1960s, certain H&M/PATH trains ran between G-H and Hudson Terminal, short-turning without running through to/from JSQ.

The ERIE's platforms each were furnished with two cast iron IRT-style kiosks, allowing rail passengers to detrain and enter the H&M station, without having to go through the main terminal......

"NYO"

["HUDSON RAPID TUBES"]