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MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) (legal name, no longer used publicly: New York City Transit Authority and its subsidiary, the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA)) The Bus division is now managed under Regional Bus. [57]
The MTA has two major "central maintenance facilities" (CMFs) that serve the New York City area. The Grand Avenue Central Maintenance Facility is adjacent to the Grand Avenue Depot in Maspeth, Queens, and the Zerega Avenue Central Maintenance Facility is located at 750 Zerega Avenue in the Bronx. [28]
The MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet is a fleet of buses in fixed-route service in New York City under the "MTA New York City Bus" (also known as New York City Transit or NYCT) and "MTA Bus" brands, both of which operate local, limited, express and Select Bus Service routes.
The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), a public authority presided by New York City, was created in 1953 to take over subway, bus, and streetcar operations from the city, and placed under control of the state-level Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1968. [55] [57] Graffiti became a notable symbol of declining service during the 1970s.
The R32 was a New York City Subway car model built by the Budd Company from 1964 to 1965 for the IND/BMT B Division.A total of 600 R32s were built, numbered 3350–3949, though some cars were re-numbered.
NYC Board of Transportation New York City Subway: Specifications; Car body construction: Stainless steel: Car length: over coupler faces: 60 ft 3 in (18.36 m) Width: 10 ft (3.05 m) Height: 12 ft 2.125 in (3.71 m) Floor height: 2 ft 10.125 in (0.87 m) Platform height: 3 ft 10 in (1.17 m) Doors: 8 sets of 50 inch wide side doors per car: Maximum ...
The General Overhaul Program (GOH) was a mid-life overhaul program for neglected subway cars, which involved a thorough rebuilding of the fleet. Since the completion of the GOH program, the new Scheduled Maintenance System (SMS) program has replaced the GOH program by ensuring that trains do not reach a state in which they would need such an overhaul.
In 1940, the City of New York purchased the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, and began integrating the line into the system. [18]: 59–60 Plans were made for restoring the old line north into Westchester County, but ultimately failed, [19] and the superfluous track and overhead catenary on the old NYW&B were scrapped by 1943. [20]