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The New York City Subway system differs from other railroad chaining systems in that it uses the engineer's chain of 100 feet (30.48 m) rather than the surveyor's chain of 66 feet (20.12 m). Chaining is used in the New York City Subway system in conjunction with train radios, in order to ascertain a train's location on a given line.
Select Bus Service ( SBS; stylized as +selectbus service) is a brand used by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s Regional Bus Operations for limited-stop bus routes with some bus rapid transit features in New York City. The first SBS route was implemented in 2008 to improve speed and reliability on long, busy corridors.
MTA Eyeing 'Fare Capping' To Turn Single Rides To Unlimited Pass - New York City, NY - The new tap-and-pay OMNY system soon could let subway riders automatically get unlimited rides if they spend ...
— MTA (@MTA) July 31, 2023 Before the premature rollout, the 15-cent fare hike was slated to begin Aug. 20. Find out what's happening in New York City with free, real-time updates from Patch.
New York City Transit, the MTA branch that runs the buses, is working to redesign the bus routes in all five boroughs. City officials are also making efforts to improve bus speeds 25 percent by 2020.
NEW YORK CITY, NY – The MTA's boss admitted this week what every New Yorker already knows – service sucks. "Our customers are right; we aren't very good right now," said Joe Lhota, who is in ...
MTA employee Mario Rapalo receives the COVID-19 vaccine at the Jacob K. Javits Center on Weds., January 13, 2021. (Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit)