For those of you who are on Twitter, there are now Twitter accounts for mass transit lines and highways throughout New York state, including the New York City subway. There’s a full index of accounts here. Those of you in New York City can choose to follow the general 511 account, or simply follow the line you take the most often.
If you’re a Twitter fan or just want to check online to see if there are problems along your subway line or highway before you set out on your commute, this is a great quick way to get information. And if you hate Twitter, keep in mind that you don’t have to have an account to view a specific page. Don’t worry – I won’t tell anyone.
Next up? The PATH is planning to get an account too.
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The L is not related to the shuttles… fail.
The general NYC account floods my twitter with about a dozen messages an hour, they need to break it down by highway.
The PATH has had a twitter account for at least over 6 weeks. It’s PATHtweet.
You can also add twitter feeds to your feed-reader account.
Thanks to 511ny456 (the feed for the 4, 5 and 6 trains) I managed to avoid getting stuck after the Wall Street station got shut down. Of course, this meant I had to go the West side to get downtown, but better than being trapped in a tunnel.
For once, the system worked.