BQ Rail
Thoughts about rail and transit, primarily in Brooklyn & Queens, New York City, including the proposed Interborough Express (IBX) and Cross-Harbor Freight Tunnel.
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RIDER DOOR CONTROLS FOR THE IBX & NYC TRANSIT R262 CARS?
In many cities around the world, train and transit cars have a rider control to open a door. As a result, unused doors remain closed at stations and there are less fluctuations in the interior temperature of the railcar. Should the new Inte...
SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NYC TRANSIT R262 RAILCAR PROCUREMENT
In March 2026, the MTA issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a contract to supply R262 railcars for the New York City Transit (NYCT) A Division (numbered lines). This article touches on some highlights of the proposals sought by the MTA...
Wayfinding and the Interborough Express
Many riders on the proposed Interborough Express (IBX) line are expected to transfer to or from other transit lines. Ease of connections has been identified as an important factor by many potential IBX riders. The current MTA IBX survey and...
IBX Station Design, Especially Comfort
This is one of a series of articles based on documents obtained from the MTA in response to Freedom of Information Law requests.
This article addresses some issues of Interborough Express (IBX) station design, in light of NYC Transit and L...
Interborough Express – Second April 2026 Update
I recently reported on the MTA’s April 3rd updates on its Interborough Express (IBX) project website here. Now, I have found that website has been updated again on April 10th.
This time, they have added “Project updates” as follows:
“As p...
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