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34th Street-Penn Station A/C/E subway stop gets 2 upgraded elevators
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced the opening of two new elevators to replace obsolete equipment at the ...
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Hochul unveils massive investment in subway: system upgrades, more police, fare evasion crackdown
Kathy Hochul said Thursday that New York will invest heavily in the subway system as part of the ... as well as much-needed repairs and upgrades, and an ongoing crackdown on fare-dodgers.
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The A train to Rockaway reopens for summer with storm-proof upgrades
A five-mile stretch of the A train in the Rockaways reopened on Monday, just in time for beach season, after a 17-week ...
Hochul, MTA celebrate restored A train subway line – but still no answers on how they’ll pay for $3B spending plan
Hochul acknowledged last week that a deal included in state budget talks to fund most of the MTA’s record breaking $68 ...
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Not the Same Ol’ MTA: Cost of Upgrading Subway Signals is Cut in Half
A new design-build strategy, plus removing old signals fully, is credited for cutting costs in half. Take that, Sean Duffy.
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A Train Service to Rockaways Resumes May 19, Bolstered by Post-Sandy Repairs and Resiliency Upgrades
The A train service to the Rockaways in Queens, NY, closed for 17 weeks for post-Sandy repairs, reopens on May 19 with ...
Signal problems can often disrupt commutes. The T is hoping to cut back on delays with a new system.
With the MBTA’s analog system, one failure among thousands of individual points connecting the electrical equipment can ruin many a commuter's day.