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Metro-North also provides local rail service within the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. Metro-North is the descendant of commuter rail services dating back as early as 1832. By 1969, they had all been acquired by Penn Central. MTA acquired all three lines by 1972, but Penn Central continued to operate them under contract.
The former SEPTA Route 6 trolley in Philadelphia, c.1980. SEPTA was created by the Pennsylvania legislature on August 17, 1963, to coordinate government funding to various transit and railroad companies in southeastern Pennsylvania. It commenced on February 18, 1964.
MTA originally planned to order 188 M9A cars for Metro-North as part of the 2015-2019 Capital Program. In June 2018, Metro-North announced that they would elect to not exercise their options for the M9 order, instead overhauling their M3A units to extend their lifespan. [10]
To increase ridership, the MTA also announced it would keep all Metro-North fares off-peak through Feb. 28. Lanning Taliaferro , Patch Staff Posted Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 1:28 pm ET
Posted Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:52 pm ET. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has just announced new payment options for mobile ticketing on Metro-North trains. Governor Andrew Cuomo said ...
Normally, the MTA sees about 30,000 claims per month. ... In other MTA news, the Post reports that the board is looking to raise fares on LIRR and Metro-North riders, with hikes of 8.19 percent to ...
Penn Station Access (PSA) is a public works project underway by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City. The goal of the project is to allow Metro-North Railroad commuter trains to access Penn Station on Manhattan 's West Side, using existing trackage owned by Amtrak.
The Port Jervis Line is a predominantly single-track commuter rail line running between Suffern and Port Jervis, in the U.S. state of New York. At Suffern, the line continues south into New Jersey on NJ Transit 's Main Line. The line is operated by NJ Transit Rail Operations under a contract with Metro-North Railroad (MNRR).