The pause is no small hiccup-it's the first of six planned weekend outages this fall. The Port Authority says crews will be busy installing and testing four new switches designed to improve train speed and flexibility, while also demolishing and rebuilding a Conrail freight bridge that looms over the PATH tracks. It might be painful in the short term, but it means smoother rides (and fewer bottlenecks) in the long run.
London Underground A second entrance for the Northern line's joint-newest tube station, at Battersea Power Station, looks ready to open very shortly. ianVisits Cockfosters might be known for its gnomes - but a few stations down the Piccadilly line you'll find another horticultural quirk: a transport-themed garden inside a passimeter. Londonist Meet the migrant Tube workers resisting Labour's deportation plans Socialist Worker