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By the mid-1990s, McCollum "had become a minor cult figure", particularly after the MTA posted thousands of wanted posters in trains and stations so that riders could report sightings. Occasionally, McCollum would appear as transit employees named "Morning" or "Manning", who riders reportedly described as friendly and helpful. [8]
For service to/from 155 Street, take a Coney Island-bound train. For service between 161 Street-Yankee Stadium and Bedford Park Boulevard, take the 4 train.
In early 1967, Rockefeller proposed merging the NYCTA and TBTA into the MCTA, as well as creating a $2.5 billion bond issue to fund transportation improvements. [64]: 231 In May 1967, Rockefeller signed a bill that allowed the MCTA to oversee the mass transit policies of New York City-area transit systems and the TBTA by the following March. [67]
In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system. [42] A renovation of the Queensboro Plaza station were funded as part of the MTA's 1980–1984 capital plan. [43] The station was repainted in 1986. [44]
Traffic & Transit Unlimited OMNY Subway, Bus Fare Taps Start After 12 Trips: MTA The long-awaited fare capping pilot starts Feb. 28 and will last at least four months, along with $5 in-city ...
The R142As are numbered 7591–7810. They were originally numbered 7211–7810 when built, but cars 7211–7590 were converted into R188s. [10] [11] [12]The R142A contract was divided into three sub-orders: 400 main order cars (7211–7610), 120 option order cars (7611–7730), and 80 cars built under a supplemental contract (R142S) in 2004–2005 [2] [1] to supplement the R142As (7731–7810).
In May 2014, all trains began stopping at Alabama Avenue, presumably for the convenience of transit employees who work at the nearby East New York Yard and East New York Bus Depot. [60] In July 2014, the MTA proposed that weekend J service be extended from Chambers Street to Broad Street. [61] The service change went into effect on June 14, 2015.
The MTA was in the process of creating the first technologically-advanced subway car since the R44 in the early 1970s. [2] In order to avoid the aforementioned problem, in 1989, the MTA awarded contracts for two prototype test trains, one of which was the R110A (contract R130) for the A Division built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries , and the ...