The Other New York Subway(s): Episode 53

Buffalo, Syracuse, and Rochester had unusual rail transit systems, one of which still exists and has one of the strangest operating patterns of any light rail system in the world. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps 16:18 Map of the Buffalo subway[3b] 23:30 Another map of the Buffalo subway[4] 28:42 OnTrack map[13] References & notes [1]Mass Transit: MCTS temporarily removes all Nova Bus LFSe+ battery electric buses from CONNECT 1 BRT due to manufacturing recall [2]Mass Transit: Sound Transit's T Line Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension to begin service Sept. 16 [3a]Wikipedia: Buffalo Metro Rail § Urban rail transit in Buffalo before 1950 [3b]Wikipedia: Buffalo Metro Rail § Plans for expansion [4]Forgotten Buffalo featuring Buffalo Metro Rail 1973 [5]WIVB News 4: Metro Rail expansion to Amherst moves forward [6]Wikipedia: Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority [7]NFTA-Metro: History of Metro [8]nycsubway.org: Buffalo, New York [9]Buffalo's Light Rail Vehicle [10]Wikipedia: Buffalo, New York § Infrastructure [11]The History of Buffalo, New York: Streetcars [12]Wikipedia: International Railway (New York–Ontario) [13]Wikipedia: OnTrack [14]The Urban Phoenix: OnTrack Syracuse: An Odd Transit Experiment That Almost Worked [15]Wikipedia: Rochester subway