Below
are the six participants in in the October 2006 attempt at the
Rapid Transit Challenge. These six gentlemen all met during
their freshman year at Regis High School, where there developed an
intimate relationship with the NYC Subway system thanks to an
average commute of over one hour each way to school.
Together
they represent all five boroughs (plus New Jersey), and the
locations listed next to their names show where they commuted from
during high school.
The
photos are their graduation photos from the 1996 Regis High School
Yearbook.
Bill
Amarosa - Queens
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Home
Station: Middle Village - Metropolitan
Ave on the Myrtle Avenue Line (M Train)
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Why
I'm doing this: It's about time I do
something with all of this subway knowledge
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Occupation:
Managing Director of Customer Retention and
Loyalty for Broadview Networks
Michael
Boyle - Staten Island
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Home
Station: 77th Street on the Lexington
Avenue Line (6 Train)
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Why
I'm doing this: Even though we don't reach
Staten Island, this is a great tour of the boroughs, and
requires a lot less training than the marathon.
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Occupation:
Senior Consultant for IBM Global
Business Services
Brian
Brockmeyer - Brooklyn
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Home
Station: 95th Street - Bay Ridge on the 4th
Avenue Line (R Train)
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Why
I'm doing this: The other guys promised
there was a good bar at the last stop.
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Occupation:
Financial Analyst
Stefan
Karpinski - Manhattan
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Home
Station: 1st Avenue - 14th St (L Train)
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Why
I'm doing this: I've loved the NYC subway
since I started riding it to go to Regis. I still love riding
it - it makes me feel connected to the city.
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Occupation:
PhD candidate in Computer Science
Jason
Laska - The Bronx
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Home
Station: Van Cortlandt Park - 242nd Street
(1 Train)
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Why
I'm doing this: I was always excited
about Bill's idea to break the record, and jumped at the
chance to be a part of the adventure.
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Occupation:
IT
Analyst for TEKsystems, Inc. working at National Grid
Andrew
Weir - New Jersey
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Home
Station: Borough Hall - Court Street,
served by the 2, 3, 4, 5, M, N, R and W trains
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Why
I'm doing this: I found the station
optimization problem interesting, so I wanted to help out on
making the route. Once I spent all the effort doing
that, I figured I might as well ride it and get my name on the
record.
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Occupation: Freelance
computer programmer, video game designer and aspiring
chocolatier
