
MTA Arts for Transit: “Tree of Life” by Xin Song
Learn more about this artwork commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit for the Bay Parkway subway station in Brooklyn.
John Hennessy III,
P.E.
Catch a glimpse behind-the-scenes of the building of Sky Reflector-Net, the centerpiece of the forthcoming Fulton Center in Lower Manhattan.
View this complete post...Take a virtual train ride at the New York Transit Museum’s 11th Annual Holiday Train Show at the Grand Central Gallery Annex and Store. The show runs through February 10, 2013. New York Transit Museum: http://mta.info/museum/Trains by Lionel: http://www.lionel.com/Model layout designed and built by T W TrainWorx: http://www.twtrainworx.com/ – mtainfo on YouTube
View this complete post...On September 20, 2012, a “roadheader” excavating machine broke through the tunnel beneath Northern Boulevard in Queens. This milestone is a significant one in MTA Capital Construction’s East Side Access project, an effort that will bring MTA Long Island Rail Road trains into Grand Central for the first time. – mtainfo on YouTube
View this complete post...Meet the seven new Peregrine Falcon chicks that hatched this year at three MTA bridges. For an in-depth look at the banding process, see http://youtu.be/UXoCqgPRDMU – mtainfo on YouTube
View this complete post...An update on the construction progress at the Fulton Street Transit Center in Lower Manhattan. – mtainfo on YouTube
View this complete post...On September 22, 2011, a tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through rock just east of the Lexington Ave-63rd St. station, making the completion of tunneling for Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway. – mtainfo on YouTube
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