• Happy Birthday Washington Metro
• Published: 15:15, 27 March 2013

Today's the birthday of the Washington Metro. Construction on the Red Line began with a groundbreaking ceremony on December 9, 1969. The first part of the Red Line opened on March 27, 1976, between Farragut North and Rhode Island Avenue (5 stations opened on 4.6 miles of line). Passengers rode for free for the first two days of service.

Photos from the first month of Metro.

• Happy 150th Birthday London Underground!
• Published: 12:46, 9 January 2013

The London Underground's first operation took place 150 years ago today, January 9th, 1863. Here are some interesting links about the anniversary.

Transport for London - 150th Anniversary page (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/25979.aspx)

London Science Museum - Photo Gallery (http://sciencemuseumdiscovery.com/blogs/collections/150-years-of-the-london-underground/)

The Guardian - History of the London Tube Poster (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/gallery/2013/jan/09/london-underground-design)

The Guardian - 150 Years of the Underground (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/series/150-years-of-the-underground)

London Transport Museum Shop -150th Anniversary gifts and swag (http://www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk)

• Shore Line Trolley Museum - Elevating the Collection Fund Drive
• Published: 08:45, 21 December 2012

The Shore Line Trolley Museum is one of the few organizations actively preserving the transit history of New York, and many contributors to nycsubway.org are members and volunteers. The Museum needs your help! The museum and its cars have been hard hit by hurricanes Irene and Sandy. So they have embarked on a campaign called Elevating the Collection, which intends to build new car barns above the 100-year flood line on their property. You can help by "Buying a Brick". When you buy a brick, your name or that of someone you choose to honor will be etched on a brick paver, and will display your support of the museum's collection in perpetuity. It will be a permanent legacy, reminding future generations of members and visitors at the Shore Line Trolley Museum of your dedication.

• MTA Holiday Train
• Published: 16:00, 27 November 2012

The MTA Holiday Train is running again this year, each Sunday from now until December 30th, providing supplemental service on the "M" line between 2nd Avenue and Queens Plaza. Northbound trips depart 2nd Avenue at 10:01am, 11:31am, 1:01pm, 2:30pm, and 4:01pm. Southbound trips depart Queens Plaza at 10:44am, 12:14pm, 1:43pm, 3:14pm, and 4:44pm. (MTA Press Release http://www.mta.info/news/stories/?story=881) Photo by Nicholas Noel for nycsubway.org.

• Some neat post-Sandy subway news articles...
• Published: 10:35, 9 November 2012

Some articles about the subway's recovery post-Hurricane Sandy:

NY Times: New York Subway Repairs Border ‘on the Edge of Magic’ (Thumbnail image from nytimes.com.)

Art in America: Doug and Mike Starn's South Ferry Mosaics Survive Sandy

Transportation Nation: How NY’s MTA Restored Service... to the Subway Map

TIME Magazine: New York Transit System’s Openness about Sandy Recovery Makes New Yorkers Hate Them Less

Second Avenue Sagas: Scenes from Sandy: The A line destruction in photos