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It is possible to get this data directly from the MTA: http://datamine.mta.info/

It is a good bit messier than this, but it is free, unlike this site. And after all, you never know how long sites like these will be around.

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It appears the point of this service is to make it less messy. For that convenience, there's a charge. And now we've both stated the obvious.

I didn't think that the URL for the MTA's own data source was particularly obvious, so I stated it. Apologies if doing so somehow offended you.

HN contributors have a great habit of creating something (some sort of MVP) and charging for it. HN commenters have a habit of immediately pointing out the free way of doing something that takes more time, skills, or effort. It's not offensive, but it gets old and it's not very supportive of the contributors.

Thanks @robbiemitchell for appreciating my work. I put many hours and a lot of effort to make this project happen, and as a student, need a way to support myself so I can continue to grow it. So @untog, it is a little offensive when you just ask contributors to give out their work for free.

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