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On January 4, 2024, a New York City Subway train derailed causing at least 26 people, mostly passengers, to suffer minor injuries. The incident happened when the first car of a 1 train collided with a disabled train that had been vandalized, both consisting of R62As, just north of the 96th Street station. [1]
The success of the pilot program has led the MTA to extend the program up to the summer of 2020 and renewed calls for the program to be implemented within New York City, where the fare for the Freedom Ticket—if approved—would cost US$2.75 and include free transfers between the LIRR & Metro-North, bus, and subway.
In 1986, the New York City Transit Authority launched a study to determine whether to close 79 stations on 11 routes, including the segment of the Rockaway Line south of Howard Beach, due to low ridership and high repair costs. [30] [31] Numerous figures, including New York City Council member Carol Greitzer, criticized the plans. [31] [32]
The blaze broke out in the basement of 520 Eighth Ave., located between West 36th and 37th streets, shortly after 3:30 p.m. when a commercial transformer caught fire, an FDNY spokesman said.
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The R110B cars were ordered from Bombardier in December 1989. [1] The R110B was designed to test various new technology features that would eventually be incorporated into the R143 and were not intended for long-term production use.
The Eighth Avenue Line is a public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, running mostly along Eighth Avenue from Lower Manhattan to Harlem.Originally a streetcar line, it is now the M10 bus route and the M20 bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority.
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