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The R160 is a class of New Technology Train subway cars built for the New York City Subway's B Division. Entering service between 2006 and 2010, they replaced all R38, R40, and NYCT-operated R44 cars, and most R32 and R42 cars. The R160s are very similar to the earlier R143s and later R179s.
1867 test of cable car. Transportation in New York City has ranged from strong Dutch authority in the 17th century, expansionism during the industrial era in the 19th century and half of the 20th century, to cronyism during the Robert Moses era.
2 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City: Website: new.mta.info: Operation; Began operation: June 1, 1965 [3] Operator(s) MTA Long Island Rail Road; MTA Metro-North Railroad; MTA New York City Subway; MTA Regional Bus Operations; MTA Staten Island Railway; Number of vehicles: 2,429 commuter rail cars 6,418 subway cars 61 SIR cars 5,725 buses [1]
A 7 train arriving at the Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue station. Of the 472 stations in the system, 470 are served 24 hours a day. [c] Underground stations in the New York City Subway are typically accessed by staircases going down from street level.
An 1807 grid plan of Manhattan. The history of New York City's transportation system began with the Dutch port of New Amsterdam.The port had maintained several roads; some were built atop former Lenape trails, others as "commuter" links to surrounding cities, and one was even paved by 1658 from orders of Petrus Stuyvesant, according to Burrow, et al. [1] The 19th century brought changes to the ...
The R46 was the second order of 75-foot cars to be ordered for the New York City Subway, after the R44s. The first R46s ran in passenger service on July 14, 1975. The fleet was initially slated to be delivered between 1973 and 1975, but a strike at Pullman's factory delayed final deliveries until 1978.
The New York Police Department says it will release body camera footage of its officers firing on a knife-wielding suspect in a New York subway car. NYPD said it would release footage in "the next ...
Evolution of New York City subways: An illustrated history of New York City's transit cars, 1867–1997. New York Transit Museum Press, New York, 1997. ISBN 978-0-9637492-8-4. Kramer, Frederick A. Building the Independent Subway. Quadrant Press, Inc.; New York, 1990. ISBN 0-915276-50-X; Cudahy, Brian J.