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It was last used publicly for a fare-free shuttle service in the Rockaways, started in November 2012 after damage caused by Hurricane Sandy rendered normal S shuttle and A train services in the area inoperable. This temporary H service lasted until May 2013, when full service on both routes to the Rockaways was restored. [6] [7] [8]
The 9 Broadway–Seventh Avenue Local [1] was a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway.Its route emblem, or "bullet", was colored red, since it used the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT)'s Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line for its entire route.
These cars were built by two different manufacturers. American Car and Foundry built the R26 cars in 1959–1960 and the R28 in 1960–1961.; St. Louis Car Company built the R27 cars in 1960–1961, the R29 in 1962, the R30/A in 1961–1962, the R33 in 1962–1963, R33S single cars in late 1963, and the R36 in 1963–1964.
The longest-lasting R32s were in service for almost 58 years, currently the longest such service life in New York City rapid transit operations. [45] They were the last cars built for the New York City Transit Authority – prior to its merger with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1968 – to remain in service. The R32s had survived ...
In March 2016, the set underwent pre-service testing and finally returned to service in fall 2016. [47] In response to the 2017 New York City transit crisis, the R160s have seen mass refurbishments. A majority of the R160s have been given LED interior lighting, yellow-painted looped stanchions, traffic flow signage, and LCD information screens ...
Here are the top five stories around New York City: 1. Aging infrastructure could cause "catastrophic service impacts" at subway stations on the Upper West Side, transit officials said.
The MTA started planning for a far west side service in 2013, in conjunction with the 7 train's extension to 34 Street - Hudson Yards. [5] It originally was planned to go from 59th Street to Spring Street, via the West Side Highway until 14th Street, and Washington / Greenwich Streets south of there.
The Q11, Q21, Q52, and Q53 bus routes constitute a public transit corridor running along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards in Queens, New York City.The corridor extends primarily along the length of the two boulevards through "mainland" Queens, a distance of 6 miles (9.7 km) [3]: 19 between Elmhurst and the Jamaica Bay shore in Howard Beach.