Some of my favorite infrastructure, transportation and NYC-based web sites:
RAPIDTRANSIT.NET -- Web site featuring "The Third Rail" online magazine. A transit historian's dream!
NYCSUBWAY.ORG -- Everything you ever wanted to know about the New York City Subway system. The infamous "Subtalk" BBS is found on this site. Subway information galore!
RAILROAD.NET -- This site covers regional and national railroads. The forum section within the site is full of railroad-related postings from various contributors throughout the country.
LIRRHISTORY.COM
-- An extensive history of
the LIRR. System maps, old time tables, and old lines are presented!
BMT-LINES.COM
-- Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
web page. All you want to know about the BMT!
NYCROADS.COM
-- The ultimate guide to New
York area highways!
FORGOTTEN-NY.COM -- Lost New York! Streetcars, Els, Streetlights, Mailboxes, and all sorts of other remnants!
S. Berliner, III's Long Island Motor Parkway Page -- A comprehensive history of the Long Island Motor Parkway (image courtesy of S. Berliner III).
S. Berliner, III's Courtesy Page for the NEW YORK & ATLANTIC RAILWAY -- Everything you wanted to know about the New York & Atlantic Railway (image courtesy of S. Berliner III).
The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society (PRRT&HS) website provides information and links to several PRRT&HS chapters throughout the country. Bill Morlitz is the Superintendent of the PRRT&HS website.
The New York Connecting Railroad/Bay Ridge Branch Tour drew a big crowd. Check out Steve Lynch's website, www.trainsarefun.com/nycrr/nycrr.htm for more pictures and descriptions of the railfan trip!
Steve also has another interesting site, the New York & Western Railroad website.
Joseph Brennan, a
technologist at Columbia University, has a web page that focuses on abandoned
subway and railway stations. Check out his extensive research at: http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/.
AARoads.com is a site that provides "a joint effort of road enthusiasts eager to share road pictures, stories, and information." This is one of the best national highway sites on the web. Andy's Highway Kickoff Page is a site that resides on the AARoads.com network. This page contains one of the most extensive listings of highway websites on the Internet.
One of my favorite things to do each year is riding in Transportation Alternative's New York City Century Bike Ride, which occurs every September. This year is no exception, as I prepare to ride the route of 100+ miles and transverse New York City's streets, bridges and greenways all in one day. Transportation Alternatives has some interesting viewpoints concerning mass transit and automobiles issues.
"The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign has been a respected voice for the city's nearly 7 million daily subway and bus riders since 1979."
The agency responsible for running and maintaining a majority of New York City's transit infrastructure is the MTA. Check out the site for official subway, bus, Long Island Railroad, Metro-North, Bridge and Tunnel information.
The agency responsible for maintaining and improving New York City's transportation infrastructure is the New York City Department of Transportation.
Dave
Frieder, "The Bridge Man - Photographer". Dave has been
photographing New York's bridges since 1993, and has climbed fifteen of New
York's Great Bridges. Check out his site for some very unique bridge
photography.
The Drudge Report, although not an infrastructure or transportation-related site, is still a site worth visiting. Run by Internet reporter Matt Drudge, Matt self-proclaims that he "follows the stink", and subsequently reports it by providing links to external news sources or to his own content.