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  2. R160 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The R160 is a class of New Technology Train subway cars built for the New York City Subway 's B Division. Entering service between 2006 and 2010, they replaced all R38, R40, and NYCT -operated R44 cars, and most R32 and R42 cars. The R160s are very similar to the earlier R143s and later R179s.

  3. Category : Public benefit corporations in New York (state)

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    New York City School Construction Authority. New York City Transit Authority. New York Local Government Assistance Corporation. New York Power Authority. New York Racing Association. New York State Archives. New York State Canal Corporation. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. New York State Homes and Community Renewal.

  4. R27 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    Track gauge. 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The R27 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1960 to 1961 for the IND / BMT B Division. A total of 230 cars were built, arranged in married pairs. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered ...

  5. New York City - Wikipedia

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    New York, often called New York City or simply NYC, is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs , each of which is coextensive with a respective county .

  6. MTA Bus Time - Wikipedia

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    The Bus Time smartphone interface during its Manhattan launch on October 7, 2013 The Bus Time console installed in a bus behind the driver's seat. MTA Bus Time, stylized as BusTime, is a Service Interface for Real Time Information, automatic vehicle location (AVL), and passenger information system provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York City for customers of its ...

  7. Mike Quill - Wikipedia

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    Mike Quill. Michael Joseph " Red Mike " Quill (September 18, 1905 – January 28, 1966) was one of the founders of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), a union founded by subway workers in New York City that expanded to represent employees in other forms of transit. He served as the President of the TWU for most of the first thirty ...

  8. Bus lanes in New York City - Wikipedia

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    As of May 2021, there are 138.4 miles (222.7 km) of bus lanes within New York City (with an additional 23 miles of high occupancy vehicle lanes on highways which also accommodate buses). The lanes are generally used to speed up MTA bus routes on the city's public transport system, which would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion.

  9. Technology of the New York City Subway - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Subway began to provide underground cellular phone with voice and data service, and free Wi-Fi to passengers in 2011 at six stations in Chelsea, Manhattan. The new network was installed and owned by Transit Wireless as part of the company's $200 million investment. [212]