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  2. Metropolitan Transportation Authority - Wikipedia

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    Number of vehicles. 2,429 commuter rail cars. 6,418 subway cars. 61 SIR cars. 5,725 buses [1] The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York.

  3. History of Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway system begins in the early 1970s, when the traffic-choked region began planning a rapid transit system. The first dedicated busway opened along I-10 in 1973, and the region's first light rail line, the Blue Line (now the A Line) opened in 1990. Today the system includes over 160 miles (260 km ...

  4. New York City Transit Authority - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in ...

  5. History of the MBTA - Wikipedia

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    When the MTA reintroduced year-round ferry service to Hull in 1963 (now MBTA boat), it was the only commuter boat service in the United States. MBTA incorporation Formation and commuter rail takeovers. On August 3, 1964, the MBTA succeeded the MTA, with an enlarged service area of 78 cities and towns.

  6. PHOTOS: Midtown Subway Exhibit Pays Tribute To MTA ... - Patch

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    The MTA Graphics Standard Manual dates back to the 1960s after the unification of the subway system under the former New York City Transit Authority (now known as NYC Transit).

  7. New Yorkers Fall From Platforms That Could Have Had Barriers

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    The MTA did find it would be possible, however, to build platform barriers at Grand Central — where a man was fatally struck this year by a 7 train — on the West 4th Street platform where a ...

  8. Former Yonkers Top Cop Named New MTA Chief Of Police

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    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Wednesday the appointment of Mueller as the new MTA Chief of Police. Mueller comes to the MTA after 28 years of service at the Yonkers ...

  9. History of the New York City Subway - Wikipedia

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    Its operator is the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), which is controlled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York. In 2016, an average of 5.66 million passengers used the system daily, making it the busiest rapid transit system in the United States and the seventh busiest in the world.