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The AB Standard was a New York City Subway car class built by the American Car and Foundry Company and Pressed Steel Car Company between 1914 and 1924. It ran under the operation of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) and its successors, which included the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), the New York City Board of Transportation, and the New York City Transit Authority ...
One feature is decidedly low-tech, but will help passengers get on and off the trains faster: wider doors. Crichlow said the new cars have 58-inch doors, about 8 inches larger than the current ...
NEW YORK CITY — Scofflaws who owed nearly $600,000 in unpaid tolls learned that it doesn't pay to avoid ponying up their fair share, MTA officials said. ... MTA, city and state law enforcement ...
Many New York City Subway stations are decorated with colorful ceramic plaques and tile mosaics. Of these, many take the form of signs, identifying the station's location. Much of this ceramic work was in place when the subway system originally opened on October 27, 1904. Newer work continues to be installed each year, much of it cheerful and ...
Tap-To-Ride MTA Passengers Will Get Unlimited Passes - New York City, NY - MTA leaders approved a pilot that gives OMNY tap-to-pay users the equivalent of a $33 weekly unlimited pass if they take ...
The transit map showed both New York and New Jersey, and was the first time that an MTA-produced subway map had done that. [77] Besides showing the New York City Subway, the map also includes the MTA's Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey Transit lines, and Amtrak lines in the consistent visual language of the Vignelli map.
Life Underground (2001) is a permanent public artwork created by American sculptor Tom Otterness for the New York City Subway's 14th Street/Eighth Avenue station, which serves the A, C, E , and L trains.
The R17 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1954 for the IRT A Division.A total of 400 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered cars.