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Rail control ordered the train to let passengers off and then pull into a spur track to let it turn around safely, but the train at Canal Street instead headed uptown on the wrong tracks.
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Its 2015 budget includes $84 million in safety initiatives, and safety investments will total $363 million over the entire 2015 to 2018 four-year Financial Plan. The MTA Board will vote on next year’s final Financial Plan in December.
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It was reported the stolen bus had been left on a ramp at the St. George ferry by a driver who took a break. Police arrested the man after the MTA used bus-tracking technology to help locate the stolen bus.
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The inspectors also found that 36% drove dangerously and 6% had been seen speeding.
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The MTA has used advertising on the rear face of MetroCards since 1995 and began selling space on the card’s front face in 2012. This is the first time, the agency has sold ads on Metrocards that are in Spanish.
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With a reported $16.5 billion in projects, New York City Transit again tops the list, with the amount of streetcar projects in North America continuing to grow. Total project purse grows nearly 50% over 10 years.
Read More →The $16.95 million project, fully funded by the Federal Transit Administration, was awarded to Forte Construction Corp. in November 2011.
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The two sightseeing routes are using 15 double-decker buses sporting the colors of the American flag and operate every 10 to 15 minutes.
Read More →In the three months since the release of official apps for railroad customers, LIRR Train Time and Metro-North Train Time, approximately 120,000 people have downloaded the apps for iPhone and Android.
Read More →In addition to increasing advertising revenue, the digital screens also have the ability to provide important information to customers. The screens will serve as a platform if there is ever a need to broadcast an emergency notification to customers.
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