Russell Doucette has worked for Transit since 1979, coincidentally the date being 9/11! This is his first and only job after high school. Russell has been interested in trains since infancy when the LIRR running behind his house “made him smile”. Other hobbies include listening to his scanner and genealogy.

Russell has assisted with the Ghost Booth series.

Jeff Erlitz, A newsletter editor with the New York Division of the Electric Railroaders Association provided some opening and closing dates for the NYCT Section as published on Brenann's Site .

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David Paul Gerber has worked on the LIRR and NYCT sections of the site. He organized and participated in the recent Ultimate ride, which was aired on the Discovery/NY Time cable channel in October, 2003.  The show had as its goal, the riding on a single fare of 465 stations without leaving the system (at the time the film was shot, 4 station were fully closed due to reconstruction), and he has accomplished that goal along with other people on the show. He has been interested in Transit since 1974.  Other hobbies include traveling, reading, sports and surfing the web

Todd Glickman joined Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) in January 2000, serving as the MIT liaison for companies worldwide. Prior to joining ILP, Todd was Assistant Executive Director of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the professional society for meteorologists, which is based in Boston. At AMS, Todd's responsibilities included strategic planning for conferences, headquarters' liaison with AMS member boards and committees, support to the AMS Council, and public relations. In addition, Todd was Managing Editor for the AMS Glossary of Meteorology (2nd edition). 

 From 1979 to 1994, Todd held a variety of positions with WSI Corporation of Billerica, MA, including Manager, New Product Development, Media Marketing Manager, and Manager of the Government Program Office. WSI was a pioneer in the development of real-time weather information, providing value-added information and workstations for clients in media, aviation, industry, academia, and government. Some of Todd's projects included development of the weather data/information infrastructure for The Weather Channel; the introduction of digital satellite and radar imagery for television; planning and implementation of a network of weather briefing systems for the Federal Aviation Administration; and serving as liaison with the National Weather Service and professional organizations. In addition, Todd was instrumental in helping to develop the public-private partnership between the weather information industry and the Federal government. 

Concurrently, Todd has a more than 20-year career as a radio Meteorologist, and has been heard on dozens of stations nationwide.

Today, he can be heard on all-news WCBS Newsradio-880 in New York City. He has chaired numerous meteorological conferences and symposia, and Served on a number of boards and committees for the American Meteorological Society. He was awarded the AMS Seal of Approval for

Radio Weathercasting in 1979, and was elected a Fellow of the AMS in 1997. 

Todd's interests include transportation systems of all types, and he is an officer and past-trustee of the Seashore Trolley Museum of Kennebunkport, Maine, where he serves as an instructor for rapid Transit, streetcar, and bus operations.   At MIT, Todd is the President of the Technology Broadcasting Corporation, which oversees the campus radio station WMBR-FM. Todd serves as the "official voice of Station reporter."

 

Constantine Steffan: From the Bronx, NY.  Constantine grew up on the streets of the South Bronx.  He went to Catholic School and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Manhattan College.  His interests include Computers, Reading, and Model Railroading.  Constantine is also an avid subway fan.  Mr. Steffan has been employed by NYCT as a Station Agent since January 2001.  He has previous experience with NYCT, which   was the time he spent at the NY Transit Museum volunteering as a Tour Guide and Historian.