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  • #31
    In Karachi, Pakistan.

    . Trains and Street Cars used to exist but they are now closed due to mismanagment and lack of expansion on required routes.

    So, now we have:

    . Thousands of high speed, cramped buses reaching practically every street of the city.

    . Thousands of taxis...airconditioned, luxury yellow cabs or 1950s/60s, non airconditioned, natural gas powered peice of crap.

    . Motor Rickshaws (Very noisy and bumpy).

    . New, green buses (Airconditioned, not crowded, expensive, luxury).

    . Horse drawn carriages in some areas.
    You only have one life...

    Make wise decisions and live freely.

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    • #32
      Although I don't actually live IN Atlantic City, I work there.

      Within Atlantic City itself, we have these modes of public transportation:

      -Public Bus: The Public Bus system in Atlantic City is run by NJT (NJ Transit), who runs the majority of public transportation in the state. The local busses they operate aroun the A.C. area are used more by residents and commuters than tourists. Fares are by zone, and range from $1.25 to $3.00 for local busses. 3 bus lines serve the downtown and harbour casino areas, while another 20-25 lines serve the outer sections of the city and its suburbs. The bus I use to get from the Rail station to my work every day looks like this:



      -Jitney: The Jitneys are those famous little blue minibuses which run on 6 or 7 different routes through the city. They are more of a "tourist" way to get around, for those tourists who choose to come by train or plane, and not spend money on renting a car or taking a cab. Tourists try to stay away from the public busses (NJT) for some reason, and prefer to ride the "Jitneys," which I don't like; they are normally slow, loud, and crowded with tourists.



      NJ Transit also runs the city's sole commuter rail line (as well as 9 or 10 other lines which feed into Newark, Hoboken, and New York City, which are all a good 100 miles to the north; those lines don't come anywhere near the South Jersey area), which is NJ Transit's only rail line to not be connected to any other of their rail lines. Nevertheless, it uses the same trains and equipment as the rest of the lines, but is more rural in nature, and has a bit of a different fare structure. I ride this line to work everyday.

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      • #33
        Yeah, Montreal's public transportation system is the best in Canada. I find it really stylish too.

        I always had a soft spot for Snowdon Station; my grandmother used to live right by there.

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        • #34
          In The Chicago and Chicagoland Area

          Metra (Metropolitian Rail)

          Is a great low cost way to get to Downtown Chicago from tons of stops in the suburbs and beyond and into Chicago (Union, Madison St, Ogilvie, and Canal St. Stations) it's really cheap and fast.


          Chicago Subway

          Explains Itself. I don't really like the subway, i'd rather take the CTA bus, Metra Train, or the

          Infamous Chicago L-Train

          These things are cheap, loud and cramped. Great for getting around the city.



          Next Flights:

          October 14, 2006 - Airtran MDW-MSP
          October 16, 2006 - Airtran MSP-MDW

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          • #35
            Originally posted by Fly_Southwest
            In The Chicago and Chicagoland Area

            Metra (Metropolitian Rail)

            Is a great low cost way to get to Downtown Chicago from tons of stops in the suburbs and beyond and into Chicago (Union, Madison St, Ogilvie, and Canal St. Stations) it's really cheap and fast.
            Do the Metra trains still go into Randolph? That's where I took it from last June.

            Yeah, the Chicago subways and els are great. You don't like the subway in Chicago very much, try riding the subway in Philadelphia and then say that. I thought the Chicago subway was very nice.

            There are plenty of els in Philadelphia and New York as well, but Chicago has them classic el stations with the wooden platforms and all. I especially like the parts of the el (on the brown and yellow lines) where it runs on the ground, with railroad crossings every block--that's something you don't see around here too much on subways.

            There is one station which I have riden the train to and fro in Philadelphia which reminds me alot of Chicago el stations; it is called Millbourne, and most people don't even know it exsists:


            Train approaching Millbourne.




            Millbourne station.
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            • #36
              Originally posted by matt1168
              Originally posted by Fly_Southwest
              In The Chicago and Chicagoland Area

              Metra (Metropolitian Rail)

              Is a great low cost way to get to Downtown Chicago from tons of stops in the suburbs and beyond and into Chicago (Union, Madison St, Ogilvie, and Canal St. Stations) it's really cheap and fast.
              Do the Metra trains still go into Randolph? That's where I took it from last June.
              Yes, the still go to Randolph. Here is a routemap. I usually take it from Aurora or Geneva, or Downers Grove. Get off at Oak Park if you want ORD, get onto the EL Blue LIne.




              Next Flights:

              October 14, 2006 - Airtran MDW-MSP
              October 16, 2006 - Airtran MSP-MDW

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              • #37
                Just to expand on what aic1985 was saying......

                This is the full TTC Subway and SRT(Scarborough Rapid Transit) map:


                The subway covers the bulk of the city, but the busses run on pretty much every main street so you can get almost anywhere. The Sheppard line(purple) is bloody useless.

                The streetcars are pretty good. They travel along Spadina Ave., Bathurst St., Dundas St., Queen St., King St., College St., Queens Quay, as well as on Carleton/Gerard, and Broadview. They travel relitivly slow, and they are a real pain to all other moterists but they do a good job.

                GO Transit is also pretty reliable. They offer a wide range of Bus and train service to the suburban areas of Toronto as far East to Newcastle, North to Barrie, and West to Hamilton. The prices arn't that bad, I used to go from Eglington Station in Scarborough to Whitby for $3.25.

                This is GO Transits full service map:



                Aswell, pretty much every region has its own bus system in conjunction with GO Transit, once you get off the train you can go pretty much everywhere.


                TTC Subway


                TTC Streetcar


                GO Train passing over the citys traffic nightmare:The Don Valley Parkway.

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