Comments on: Using Twitter to Catch a Train http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/10/16/using-twitter-to-catch-a-train/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:32:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Jeffrey W. Baker http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/10/16/using-twitter-to-catch-a-train/comment-page-1/#comment-57793 Jeffrey W. Baker Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:25:15 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4737#comment-57793 Caltrain riders in the SF Bay Area use Twitter to report the type of rolling stock and number of people "bumped" from the bike car on each train. http://twitter.com/bikecar Caltrain riders in the SF Bay Area use Twitter to report the type of rolling stock and number of people "bumped" from the bike car on each train.

http://twitter.com/bikecar

]]> By: Some Dude http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/10/16/using-twitter-to-catch-a-train/comment-page-1/#comment-57782 Some Dude Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:14:11 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4737#comment-57782 @zach - That's pretty awesome! How do you do it? Care to release the code? As for this Twitter system...it would be handy to check this info FROM the platform. But of course we don't have data access underground. @zach - That's pretty awesome! How do you do it? Care to release the code?

As for this Twitter system...it would be handy to check this info FROM the platform. But of course we don't have data access underground.

]]> By: Zach http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/10/16/using-twitter-to-catch-a-train/comment-page-1/#comment-57720 Zach Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:40:24 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4737#comment-57720 I have a system set up on my home computer that searches the MTA service disruption homepage for subway lines I care about, then emails me at 7:45 and 4:45 if there are any problems. Gets the job done nicely, as the MTA's existing email infrastructure is a little funky. I have a system set up on my home computer that searches the MTA service disruption homepage for subway lines I care about, then emails me at 7:45 and 4:45 if there are any problems. Gets the job done nicely, as the MTA's existing email infrastructure is a little funky.

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