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  2. R16 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    Track gauge. 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The R16 was a New York City Subway car model built by the American Car and Foundry Company from 1954 to 1955 for the IND / BMT B Division. A total of 200 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE ...

  3. R46 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The R46 is a New York City Subway car model that was built by the Pullman Standard Company from 1975 to 1978 for the IND / BMT B Division. They replaced all remaining R1–9 fleet cars and General Electric -powered R16s, and some R10s. The R46 order initially consisted of 754 single cars, each 75 ...

  4. 2005 New York City transit strike - Wikipedia

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    A closed entrance to the 45th Street station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The 2005 New York City transit strike, held from December 20 through 22, 2005, was the third strike ever by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 against New York City's Transit Authority and involved between 32,000 and 34,000 strikers. In December 2005, the TWU Local 100 ...

  5. R9 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    The R9 was a New York City Subway car model, which was built by the American Car and Foundry Company and the Pressed Steel Car Company in 1940 for the Independent Subway System (IND) and its successors, which included the New York City Board of Transportation and the New York City Transit Authority. Identical to the preceding R7/As, the R9s had ...

  6. List of United States rapid transit systems - Wikipedia

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    City/Area served Annual ridership 2023 Avg. ridership weekdays, Q4 2023 System length Avg. boardings per mile weekdays, Q4 2023 Opened Stations Lines 1 New York City Subway: New York City Transit Authority: New York City: 2,027,286,000 6,593,700 248 mi (399 km) 26,588 1904: 472: 26: 2 Washington Metro

  7. MTA Bridges and Tunnels - Wikipedia

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    mta .info /bandt. 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.

  8. Graffiti in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Graffiti began appearing around New York City with the words "Bird Lives" [1] but after that, it took about a decade and a half for graffiti to become noticeable in NYC. So, around 1970 or 1971, TAKI 183 and Tracy 168 started to gain notoriety for their frequent vandalism. [2] Using a naming convention in which they would add their street ...

  9. Bus depots of MTA Regional Bus Operations - Wikipedia

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    MTA Regional Bus Operations operates local and express buses serving New York City in the United States out of 29 bus depots. [1] [2] These depots are located in all five boroughs of the city, plus one located in nearby Yonkers in Westchester County. 21 of these depots serve MTA New York City Transit (NYCT)'s bus operations, while the remaining ...