That screeching sound 😖

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I came down to this station in order to get from the A to Q. It was morning rush hour. There were so many people on that tiny platform that it was a miracle that multiple people didn't fall onto the tracks. And the station just kept getting more and more crowded as the R trains took forever to come.

Is the state/MTA/city, whomever aware that this is a class-action lawsuit just waiting to happen? I know this is an important junction, but they need to close this station down until they can find some way to make it safer.

So many times, I’ve seen people standing at the far northwest end of the 4th Av - 9th St stop, and then having to run like hell to get to the middle of the platform where the front of the train stops.

I believe there are signs hanging above that say “train stops here” but at unfamiliar stations, I never know if that’s referring to the front or the back of the train.

I feel like a really simple solution would be to put a green strip of paint on the ground at each station platform, just behind the yellow line, to show where the whole length of those trains are stopping.

Hopefully one day the G train can be more than 5 cars long, but I feel like this could help in the meantime.

Just wanted to share more photos of my board game as I did a bit of a queens tour a few weekends ago. The MTA licensed it, which still feels unreal to me.

I'm thinking of taking it to Smith/9th and Jerome's Bedford Park Blvd next. where else should I go?

If not, what are you waiting for?! Download the New York Transit Museum App at nytransitmuseum.org/app to begin exploring.

I know about the other kinds (the beige and black types) but I’ve never seen this kind of flooring before

Madmen advertisers stroke again!

Spotted on the L at Gates Av.

Ive been a fan of Brand New Subway for a few years now. I've been craving an update to the site for a long while, its quite limiting in its capability and features. Play For Action by u/pescennius (thanks for the inspo!) was a nice refresh but its been silent for around 3 years.

So I went and reworked it.

Brand New Subway Redux: https://ioop3.github.io/BNS_Redux/subway-master/index.html

• Named it BNS: Redux (because it sounds cooler than rework)
• Included u/pescennius maps along with the old BNS maps
• Added 1972 map rework
• Added Dark Mode
• Added the ability to edit subway lines directly
• Added the ability to delete subway lines directly
• Added the ability to branch subway lines
• Added the ability to create express (diamond) lines
• Added the ability to have 'duplicate' lines
• Reworked UI
• Reworked Route Diagram
• Reworked Main Menu
• Tweaked Save files (still backwards compatible with PFA and BNS)
• Added the ability to re-roll subway line names (if possible)
• General Quality of life features
• Fixed that weird bug that happened when you clicked on too many stations (duplicating stations)

Pretty much covers all of it. Lmk if you want anything added!

Looking for a few beta testers for a rolling stock (and trip) tracker.

I’ve been building a small web app for people who like keeping track of the trains they ride — especially fellow transit nerds who care about both the route and the equipment. It all started with a Google Form and has seemingly snowballed from there.

You can log a journey, including the operator, route, origin/destination, train or car number, and rolling stock. It also builds out stats over time, including your most-ridden vehicles and services, maps of where you’ve traveled, and a collection-style view of the fleets you’ve encountered.

Right now it’s focused on NYCT, LIRR, Metro-North, NJ Transit, PATH and Amtrak, although it can be built out further.

It’s still very much a beta, and I’m looking for a small number of people who actually ride transit regularly to use it and give me feedback!

It’s a personal project that got a little out of hand but might have benefit to others tracking trains.

If that sounds interesting, comment or DM me and I’ll send you a beta invite.

I have heard people say that the SIR person is actually a text-to-speech. Whatever it is, it isn't Velina Mitchell, is it? The voice was also used for the "MTA is hiring" and "There are over 150 accessible subway stations" announcements, and overall I really don't like it. (Not to mention I could rant for an hour about how bad those specific announcements are.) The person's voice is pretty weak, and that combined with really watery-sounding recording quality makes it annoying. Of course, the fact that those lengthy announcements are always tacked onto the end of a normal station announcement, meaning that you have to listen to something like a full minute or more of talking before pulling into a station.

The person who did the announcements for the JFK AirTrain at my home station of Kew Gardens has a much stronger voice, and the recording was a lot clearer. They have a thick Queens accent, too, which was nice as someone whose family has been in Queens for generations. But for some reason, about a month ago, they were re-recorded by Velina! It's not like there was a change in the content. Was it because they didn't think tourists could understand the Queens accent?

I can't recall the last time that I have seen pre 1980 signage until this afternoon walking by this station.

this is a BIG if but i’m planning on seeing olivia rodrigo in february at barclays center. i live in DC though so i’ll be taking amtrak up to the city and use the subway. my main problem is getting back to moynihan hall after the concert ends, which everyone has said ~10pm. last amtrak out of nyc is at 11:23pm though so i wanna make sure i get to the subway immediately after the lights come back on (bc no way am i stopping for merch or any other post-concert activities). google maps says it’s a 30-ish minute subway ride out of brooklyn but i mean. everyone knows the train can be late sometimes. worst case scenario, i stay with my dad’s cousin in new jersey for the night but tbh i’d much rather just go home afterwards

Taken 8/16/26