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Since 2009, the MTA has made several upgrades and expansions to its fleet and facilities. The Flint MTA received a $7.985 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration that was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for new Project 25 digital radio dispatch equipment and mobile data terminals, new intelligent transportation system software and equipment ...
Amtrak/ConnDOT, MTA P32AC-DM; Shoreliner coaches 550 hp Owned by MTA and ConnDOT (CTDOT units had Amtrak logos in addition to State of CT seal.) Used on branch lines of Metro-North and Amtrak's Springfield line. CTDOT de-powered their units for Shore Line East. Those have since been retired in favor of Ex-VRE Mafersa push-pull coaches.
In 1992, the MTA built little league baseball fields on an adjacent site one block west. [63] The MTA also owned the lot immediately south of the depot until 2014, which was leased and used as a driving range from 1999 to 2010. [64] [65] This land was originally planned for an expansion of the depot, or a new central rebuild facility.
The CharlieCard is a contactless smart card used for fare payment for transportation in the Boston area.It is the primary payment method for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and several regional public transport systems in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
Metropolitan rail services were previously operated by VicRail. The MetRail division was established as part of MTA, and worked closely with the State Transport Authority (STA) to provide suburban rail services. The MTA provided funds to the STA to operate some train services on its behalf and for capital projects relating to MetRail.
A Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1 train, built for the Pennsylvania Railroad in the 1930s–1940s, hauls a commuter train into South Amboy station in 1981. NJT was founded on July 17, 1979, an offspring of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), mandated by the state government to address many then-pressing transportation problems. [5]
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).
His fixation with trains led McCollum to continuously impersonate employees of MTA or related entities, which led to multiple arrests. McCollum has been rejected for employment by MTA on numerous occasions, although some claim that his knowledge of trains over-qualifies him. [2] McCollum is said to have memorized the New York City Subway map by ...