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more about #subway Mikestan: So the homeless guy isn't included with the train? more » philibuster: Austenitic is pronounced with two short 'i' sounds. Also, what the hell is up with the left-handed drill bit at 2:04? more » Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow: I have lived in this city nearly all my life and I haven't really given a crap about the cars since the first of the "new" 6 trains were introduced. N... more » Hiphopopotamus: MTA Fun Fact!: The leftover scrap metal is mixed with mulch and unsold Favre Jets jerseys to create the G Train. more » CutePuppyz: Some of the subway cars like the R line specifically are from 1989. Just look for the metal plate inside the car under the car #. more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: I was always under the impression that I was riding in a very old aging fleet of these while visiting NYC. I had no idea they were continuously making... more » Gordonium: Wow, I had no idea roofs rocked so hard! I'll be sure to whip out my iTouch and play some instrumental rock next time I'm roofing or installing my nex... more » Gundem: I think china should feed it's hungry village and build more schools instead of this. Pretty nonetheless. more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: All fun and games 'till you find out it wasn't planned... it's just radioactive waste that's leaking into the tunnel. jk more » Norbs: First glance I thought it was an LHC update. more » Calzo: I still think a car wash with rainbow colored soap is better. more » pixelslave: Before we get the LCD, can we have air condition in all subway station first (I almost passed out once inside Grand Central in summer)? Oh, and get ri... more » DennyCrane: This is only on the L right now because only the L line has an automated system called communication-based train control (CBTC), which took several ye... more » imwithadd: this isnt new, it was at the Myrtle Wycoff station all summer. I think its the least they could do after raising the subway fair #subway more » OMG! Ponies!: Adam let's work on getting express service back on the B/Q. Then we can get shiny things. (not that it matters to me any more. Plus I didn't realiz... more » Hello Mister Walrus: What a great idea! I can't wait for this to be adopted by the San Francisco Muni. Oh wait, we're bankrupt. more » Robusto68: Nice but my question is, for the money spent how does this actually help? I mean, knowing where the train is, and how long it might be doesn't really... more » Dr. H. F. Danger: Boston's MBTA is in the stone age compared to the MTA. We are lucky that the trains don't run into each other....much. Being $8 billion in debt also ... more » OCEntertainment: I'm from Atlanta. Home of the curvy roads, five-direction intersections, sparse public transportation outside downtown, and 4,721 different "Peachtree... more » Noobs-R-Us: I would like this or an App that would show both buses and trains. #subway more » -
#factories
Inside the NYC Subway Car Factory
I ride on one of these every day, and I had no idea how they were made. They're tested in an artificial thunderstorm in Brazil! All to keep things quiet while hobos sleep. So thoughtful. [National Geographic via GadgetLab] -
#imagecache
Ride The Subway Towards The Light
Next stop heaven? Actually, it's the Bund in Shanghai. On the short trip between Pudong and the Bund, commuters are treated to one hell of a underground light show. More » -
#trains
NYC Subways Get LCD Screens Showing Every Train in Real Time
As a New Yorker, this gets me very excited: the Bedford Ave L station just got an LCD screen that shows exactly where all the cars on the line are, so you know how long you'll have to wait. More » -
#apple
Apple's Spending $4 Million To Renovate This Chicago Subway Station
We've heard of Apple spending money on minor restorations and renovations of the areas surrounding their stores, but $4 million to refurbish an adjacent subway station seems a bit excessive. Especially since they're barely getting anything out of it. More » -
#architecture
Travel Through Dubai at 818mph
After the futuristic Dubai, here is the real Dubai as seen in high-speed from its new metro, inaugurated on September 9. Impressive, in a New York and Miami get drunk and have a bastard child kind of way. [Thanks Gerald] -
#imagecache
Old School Calculators Still Do It For Some
There's lots of gadgets on the NY subways. I don't get as lucky as Jesus, but yesterday I looked over at this (ok, hairy) man tapping on a very '90s looking calculator. More » -
#appstore
First Augmented Reality iPhone App Now Available For Paris Travelers
After a whole bunch of hype, the first augmented reality app for the iPhone 3GS is now available (Yea!)...for Paris subway travelers (Ugh). More » -
#imagecache
This Is How Two Girls Play Gameboy When They Really Love Each Other
Today I met Matt, Wilson, Adam, and John for dinner at Momofuku Noodle Bar, here in NY. As I got into the subway, I saw these two really cool blonde girls playing Gameboy together in the weirdest and funniest way. More » -
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#iphoneapps
NYC Exit Strategy: The Other NYC Subway App You Need
What does NYC Exit Strategy do that standard subway map apps don't? Tells you precisely which subway car to ride in so you get off exactly where you want to, as close to the right exit as possible. More » -
#iphoneapps
Nearest Tube iPhone App Adds Digital Directions to Your Surroundings
iPhone 3GS only: The Nearest Tube iPhone app uses the iPhone 3GS's newly-adequate camera to show the direction of the nearest metro station by adding directional arrows to a real-time "video" you take of your surroundings. Seriously, check this out. More » -
#tourism
NYC Subway Mapped to Street Gauntlet
At last, your claims of knowing New York's subway system "like the back of your hand" will be more than just boasting (OK, lying). More » -
#texting
When Does A Text Message Cost You $9.6 Million?
As one of our T drivers found out this week in Boston, it costs that much when you send it while driving the Green Line and plow into the back of a stopped train. More » -
#gadgets
The Massive, Expensive Problem of Obsolete Tech
In 2005, a control room for the A and C subway lines in NYC caught fire. "No larger than a kitchen," the room held 600 relays, switches and circuits that keep track of trains and keep everything running. Officials originally thought it would take three to five years to get the lines back to normal capacity. (Thankfully it didn't.) The epic repair time was because the fixed-block signaling system dates back to 1904 and only two companies in the world were able to repair it, one in Pittsburgh and the other in Paris. This is technology's trailing edge, according to Peter Sandborn in IEEE Spectrum: the huge, crippling problem of obsolescence. More »
