Tag Archives: Rapid transit

Subway (Elevated) And Riverside Viaduct, Crossing Manhattan St., At 125th St., New York

Subway Elevated And Riverside Viaduct Crossing Manhattan St. At 125th St. New York

When building the subway through Manhattan Valley, IRT engineers chose to keep the subway level, and so allowed it to breach the surface and travel on a striking arch bridge above West 125th Street and Broadway in 1905. Continue reading

About these ads

Escaped Con Causes Subway Delays In Harlem

escape prisoner in harlem

The A, B, C, & D subway trains are running with service changes due to a police investigation at 145 Street. Continue reading

Subway Hits Man Sitting on Platform in Harlem

police tape in harlemA subway train hit a man who was sitting on the platform at the 145th Street station on the No. 1 line Friday evening, police said.

The 50-year-old man’s legs were dangling over the edge of the platform when a southbound train hit him, authorities said. Continue reading

Person Hit By No. 2 Subway Train in Harlem

police tape in harlemAuthorities say a person has been struck by a southbound No. 2 subway train in Upper Manhattan. Continue reading

MTA Releases App With Real-Time Subway Countdown

Subway Time App (credit: MTA)

You can now find out when the next subway train will arrive simply by looking at your smartphone. The MTA launched a smartphone app that shows real-time train arrival times on seven of the city’s 24 lines. Continue reading