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The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, or simply Transit, and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York.
The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), doing business as MTA Bridges and Tunnels, is an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that operates seven toll bridges and two tunnels in New York City. The TBTA is the largest bridge and tunnel toll agency in the United States by traffic volume.
Here’s the latest from the MTA: The 1, 3, 7, C, E, B, D, F, M, J, Z, L, Q, R, W, and F and R shuttles are running normally, with no active alerts. 4 trains are serving all stations but service ...
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA or San Francisco MTA) is an agency created by consolidation of the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni), the Department of Parking and Traffic (DPT), and the Taxicab Commission.
In December 2005, the TWU Local 100 called a strike in New York City. Negotiations for a new contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) broke down over retirement, pension, and wage increases. The strike began at 3:00 a.m. EST on December 20.
The MTA has been incorporating newer subway cars into its stock in the past two decades. Since 1999, the R142s , R142As , R143s , R160s , R179s , R188s , and R211s have been added into service.
The R142 is the first mass-produced model class of the newest generation or new technology (NTT) A Division cars for the New York City Subway. It was built by Bombardier Transportation in La Pocatière, Quebec, Canada and Barre, Vermont, U.S. with final assembly performed at Plattsburgh, New York, from 1999 to 2003. [6]
The R179s were originally intended to replace all the R44s, but due to structural integrity issues found on New York City Transit's R44s in late 2009, those cars' retirement was facilitated by an option order of R160s.
R27 (New York City Subway car) The R27 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1960 to 1961 for the IND / BMT B Division. A total of 230 cars were built, arranged in married pairs. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered cars.