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The Third Rail Online Magazine of Rapid Transit Index (736 words) |
 | In 1919, The Brooklyn Rapid Transit company opened its massive new Coney Island Terminal to replace the individual line terminals left over from steam railroad days. |
| The Long Island Rail Road is the nation's busist commuter railroad. |
| The community, though, was having nothing of it, marshalling the forces of the community board, the borough president's office, the Landmarks Commission and historians to force a change in the decision to destroy the one-time real estate office turned railroad station. |
| Madrid Card. Public transport. (936 words) |
| The city of Madrid boasts an extensive and efficient public transport network structured around 11 underground lines, 170 bus routes operated by Empresa Municipal de Transportes (EMT), and 8 suburban railway lines with part of the journey through the city centre. |
| The fact that the public transport system offers a wide range of services and ample timetables, and it is easy to change lines and understand the signposting, makes it the best option for visitors on their trips around our city. |
| The three main means of public transport to get to Madrid are linked to the suburban railway stations: Atocha and Chamartin (long-distance railway and the AVE – high speed rail network), Nuevos Ministerios (underground connection to the Airport), Méndez Alvaro (Estación Sur de Autobuses – long-distance coaches). |
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