Intesar Alam

@intesaralam.bsky.social

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NYC based transit nerd I like traveling and transit and I'll post some videos about it from time to time. All posts, opinions, and thoughts are my own. YouTube: @intesaralam TikTok: @intesar.alam Twitter/X: @intesar_alam_ny

Ad wrapped LIRR train at Penn station from the brand LMNT with the caption “RIDE SALTY”
Subway entrance by the corner of 34th street and 8th being painted in orange and blue, with the green orbs turned into half basket balls
Transit showing a caution ⚠️ symbol and all LIRR departures to signify trains aren’t running.
The esclators at One Vanderbilt curtained off, with a departure board next to it displaying a generic sign letting people how to get information.
Central corridor gated closed with the entrance to tracks 20 and 21 barricaded with the departure board displaying “no passengers”
Main destination board at Penn Station displaying in high text Service Suspended.
On the upper deck of the 510 from Everett to Seattle traveling south on I5 just before Mountlake Terrace following behind 515 underneath the 2 line train.
#Metrocard is now joining the same fate as Tokens as the MTA begins to remove metrocard readers from turnstiles across the system. We’re nearing the end of the phase out of Metrocards in general.
Penny press machine at the GCM waiting room
Departure board at Gallery Place 1. ? - 6 cars - Train - Arriving 3. Green - 6 cars - Branch Av - 7 minutes
M9 train wrapped up with string lights at a station platform
Holiday train on 11/25/25 on train 1511 from Huntington to Penn with the consists from west to east 9187-9188-9005-9006-9165-9166-9059-9060.
First class dining on Acela. Located on a 1x1 table seat with 2 seats facing each other. On the table sit a tray with 2 drinks right behind it. From left to right croissant, granola bar, cranberry cocktail, a plate of assorted fruit with a tiny bowl of oat meal in the middle, and a bottle of sparkling water.
Announcing Brightline × JetBlue on one ticket. ONE ITINERARY. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.
Next gen Acela on the left previous gen Acela on the right
BWI departed 13 minutes late
Next Gen Acela at WAS station departed at 6:50
2 Amtrak next gen Avelia Liberty train sets at Penn Station on the same platform. On the closer side we have the nose of one unit and on the further we have the an open door to car 3 of the other unit.
10:21 Train to Port Washington from Penn Station completely full with visitors headed to the us Open. All seats and standing space in the aisles are occupied.
Change summary: Refund due $137.00
2153 from NYC (10:00AM) to DC (1:00PM) with a label specifying that is using “NextGen” equipment for this departure.
Paper yellow sign with the following text “Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Shuttle Board Here” taped on to a lamp post, Marking the bus stop inside the park for event attendees.
Amtrak 177 tracking on the train time app showing stops at New Haven, Bridgeport, Stamford, and New Rochelle. The train originated in Boston and will continue past New Rochelle to Philadelphia. This section of track is controlled by the Metro North which is why the ability to track it exists, however it is not publicly accessible.
6th Avenue on the approach to Canal Street with very light traffic.
Departure board at Newark station only showing Amtrak departures
Locket machine on the power mezzanine at the entrance to 301/302 track by the 47th street node
Up Next: Modern fare gates • 4 modern fare gate models have been shortlisted • The 4 vendors will test models at 5 locations each, for a total of 20 stations including: • Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr • 14 St-Union Square • 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal • Delancey St-Essex St • Nostrand Av • Crown Heights-Utica Av • Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Av • Forest Hills-71 Av • New fare gates will be installed starting in Fall 2025
Departure board at Jamaica displaying westbound departures. After listing the terminals, a no bike icon is also listed next to certain trains, these include busy and peak trains.
R179 Diamond F pulls into 47-50th Street Rockefeller Center Station.
Directions to a destination in Midtown Manhattan showing the time it takes to drive with a box underneath prompting the user to also consider taking the subway for the same journey. (It is estimated to take about the same amount of time.)
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