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The MTA purchased and took over subway, elevated, streetcar, and bus operations from the Boston Elevated Railway in 1947. [15] In the 1950s, the MTA ran new subway extensions, while the last two streetcar lines running into the Pleasant Street Portal of the Tremont Street Subway were substituted with buses in 1953 and 1962. [16]
In April 1986, the New York City Transit Authority began to study the possibility of eliminating sections of 11 subway lines because of low ridership. The segments are primarily located in low-income neighborhoods of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, with a total of 79 stations, and 45 miles of track, for a total of 6.5 percent of the system.
Rapid transit extension was slower than expected; by 1971, the only extension in service was the first portion of the Red Line Braintree Branch on the Old Colony mainline. [30] In 1972, as part of a funding shift from highways to transit, Governor Francis Sargent initiated a Commuter Rail Improvement Program.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority [5] that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people throughout five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It also manages projects that maintain ...
Peter Andreas Thiel (/ t iː l /; born 11 October 1967) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. [1] [2] [3] A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, he was the first outside investor in Facebook.
A report into the July 13 sniper shooting came as the Secret Service faced new scrutiny after the second attempt on Donald Trump's life in two months.
Ismail Haniyeh. Ismail Haniyeh[e] (Arabic: إسماعيل هنية, romanized: Ismāʿīl Haniyyah[7][5][8] pronunciation ⓘ; [f] c. 1962 or 1963[c] – 31 July 2024) was a Palestinian politician who served as chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from May 2017 until his assassination in July 2024. [10][11] He also served as prime minister of ...
Buffalo Grove, IL |Local Classified|Announcement|2d. Library Closed Fri Sept 20. Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire is closed all day on Friday, September 20, for staff training. Drive-up ...