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  2. Chicago Transit Authority - Wikipedia

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    Ventra is an electronic fare payment system for the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace that replaced the Chicago Card and the Transit Card automated fare collection system. Ventra (purportedly Latin for "windy," though the actual Latin word is ventosa ) [ 10 ] launched in August 2013, with a full system transition slated for July 1, 2014.

  3. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Wikipedia

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    The MTA purchased and took over subway, elevated, streetcar, and bus operations from the Boston Elevated Railway in 1947. [15] In the 1950s, the MTA ran new subway extensions, while the last two streetcar lines running into the Pleasant Street Portal of the Tremont Street Subway were substituted with buses in 1953 and 1962. [16]

  4. MTA's Contactless Payment System Installed At 2/3 Of Stations

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    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced additional progress on its rollout of OMNY, the system's new contactless payment system that is set to replace the MetroCard in 2023.

  5. Joe Lhota - Wikipedia

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    In July 2012, Lhota announced a $30 million service enhancement package that restored transportation services that the MTA had previously eliminated in 2010, and added new transit services in underserved areas, including Williamsburg, the South Bronx and Brooklyn Navy Yard—all New York City neighborhoods that had seen significant residential ...

  6. Long Island Rail Road - Wikipedia

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    It is publicly owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which refers to it as MTA Long Island Rail Road. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 75,186,900, or about 276,800 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024. The LIRR logo combines the circular MTA logo with the text Long Island Rail Road, and

  7. M.T.A. (song) - Wikipedia

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    Known informally as "Charlie on the MTA", the song's lyrics tell an absurd tale of a man named Charlie trapped on Boston's subway system, which was then known as the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA).

  8. MTA Expands Paratransit E-Hail Pilot, But Boosts Price And ...

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    The new pilot splits trips into two categories. The E-Hail “distance program” will allow up to 25 trips per month with the MTA covering up to $40 for the cost of each trip.

  9. National conventions for writing telephone numbers - Wikipedia

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    A typical mobile phone number is written as 01M-XXX YYYY or 01M-XXXYYYY. Toll-free and local charge numbers are written as 1-800-XX-YYYY and 1-300-XX-YYYY respectively, while premium rate numbers are written as 600-XX-YYYY.