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Fran. Police career. Department. New York City Transit Police Department. Service years. 1980–1984. Shield no. 4721. Irma Lozada (April 26, 1959 – September 21, 1984 [1] ), a.k.a. "Fran", was a member of the New York City Transit Police who was killed in 1984, becoming the first female police officer to die while at work in New York City.
The Q-types were built for elevated railway service to the 1939 New York World's Fair, though used in both Flushing and Astoria service. They were rebuilt from BU cars in the 1200 and 1400 series, elevated rolling stock originally built in 1903 and 1907. There were 30 three-car Q sets numbered 1600–1629 A-B-C, and 13 two-car QX sets numbered ...
Cipriano, a Brooklyn native, has been president of MTA Bus Company and senior vice president of New York City Transit's Department of Buses since 2019. His appointment takes effect July 31.
British Security Co-ordination ( BSC) was a covert organisation set up in New York City by the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in May 1940 upon the authorisation of the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill . Its purpose was to investigate enemy activities, prevent sabotage against British interests in the Americas, and mobilise pro ...
NJ Transit plans to tear down the existing 110-year-old swing bridge and replace it with a new two-track, high-level, fixed-span bridge. The new Portal North Bridge will rise 50 feet over the ...
12 (BMT rapid transit service) 12 was the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation 's designation for trains that used the BMT Lexington Avenue Line. This number was used on service listings on company maps, but was never displayed on train equipment, nor were trains referred to as "12 trains" in the manner of the current system, but were called ...
1966 New York City transit strike. In 1966, the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) called a strike action in New York City after the expiration of their contract with the New York City Transit Authority (TA). It was the first strike against the TA; pre-TWU transit strikes in 1905, 1910, 1916, and 1919 ...
Traffic & Transit First OMNY Card Machines Roll Out To Replace MetroCards Six subway stations now have vending machines for the refillable, tap-to-pay OMNY cards as the MTA preps a system-wide ...