Retail giant Amazon recently opened a massive new fulfillment center on Staten Island, the first in New York City, that is filled with robotic workers. In this short video from the Staten Island Advance, see how it all works.
Amazon General Manager Anand Mehta tells how the robotic distribution of goods happens at the new Amazon Fulfillment Center in Bloomfield.
Local transit historian and railfan Dj Hammers makes tons of great videos showing how subway transit works and runs in New York City. In this recent upload to YouTube, Dj Hammers captures the MTA's massive new track-vacuuming train, the*VakTrack 3*, in action.
The MTA just received this new "VakTrak 3" Vacuum Train from NEU inc. This train sucks up trash from the subway tracks. Trash can cause track fires, which disrupts service, so the Vacuum trains are a very important tool in the fight against track fires. Two more Vacuum Trains of this same type are due to be delivered to the MTA in the upcoming months. Enjoy!
Staten Island's new express bus network arrives August 19, 2018. Learn about the benefits of the new plan and how it will serve as a way forward for improving bus service across New York City.
For more info on the new Staten Island Express Bus routes, visit mta.info/SIExpressBus
