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In 2010, the MTA proposed mid-life technological upgrades for the R68As, including LED destination signs and automated announcements. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] These upgrades were not implemented. In June 2023, the MTA released a document advertising an RFP for the R262 and R268 models, the latter of which is likely to replace the R68 and R68A.
Access to the Concourse itself is also located in this area and from the platforms, with one staircase leading to the east side on the Concourse. [15] There was also an exit to the west side of the Grand Concourse and 174th Street from the south end fare control area and the platforms; this meandering passageway was closed off to the public ...
The R44 is a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1971 to 1973 for the B Division and the Staten Island Railway (SIR). The cars replaced many R1–9 series cars, and all remaining 1925 Standard Steel built SIRTOA ME-1 trains, providing Staten Island with a new fleet of railcars.
The R30s were numbered 8250–8569. The R30s were coupled together as pairs. [1] These cars, along with their identical R27 sister cars, replaced the oldest BMT A/B Standards (including all 50 of the trailer cars), the ME-1s purchased and transferred from the SIRT, the MS Multi-section cars, and the IRT Lo-Vs that were modified to be used on B-division shuttles.
The MTA Inspector General is nominated by the New York State Governor and must be confirmed by the New York State Senate. [1] [13] The agency's creation was requested by then-Governor Mario Cuomo. [14] The first MTA Inspector General was Sidney Schwartz. [15] In 2019, Carolyn Pokorny became the first female MTA Inspector General. [16]
In 1992, the MTA built little league baseball fields on an adjacent site one block west. [63] The MTA also owned the lot immediately south of the depot until 2014, which was leased and used as a driving range from 1999 to 2010. [64] [65] This land was originally planned for an expansion of the depot, or a new central rebuild facility.
These lines and services were operated by the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) and city-owned Independent Subway System (IND) before the 1940 city takeover of the BMT. B Division rolling stock is wider, longer, and heavier than those of the A Division , measuring 10 or 9.75 ft (3,048 or 2,972 mm) by 60 or 75 ft (18.29 or 22.86 m).
On February 27, 1962, the New York City Transit Authority announced a $700,000 modernization plan of the Dyre Avenue Line. The plan included the reconstruction of the Dyre Avenue station, and the extension of the platforms of the other four stations on the line, including Gun Hill Road, to 525 feet (160 m) to accommodate ten-car trains.