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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2013

MTA wraps Grand Central Terminal blasting

Since March 7, 2007, nearly 1,000 employees working 24 hours a day, five days a week, have completed more than 2,400 controlled blasts — all without affecting the nearby operations of MTA Metro-North Railroad or the New York City Subway.

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Videosby StaffApril 10, 2013

New York MTA East Side Access Update

One of the last production blasts involved in mining the tunnels and station caverns of the East Side Access project, an effort that will bring MTA Long Island Rail Road trains into Grand Central for the first time.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2013

MTA subway worker trapped in tunnel rescued

A construction worker on the Second Avenue project who was stuck in mud up to his waist in a 75-foot-deep tunnel was freed in a four-hour rescue that involved more than 100 emergency workers. The worker, who was conscious, was taken to a hospital.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2013

FTA announces second Sandy relief allocations

A total of $10.9 billion was appropriated for transportation emergency relief. However, this funding is now reduced by 5%, or $545 million, because of the mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration that took effect on March 1.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2013

N.Y. MTA Fare Hikes Take Place this Weekend

The need for additional revenue, which had been assumed in MTA budget forecasts beginning in 2009, was confirmed in July 2012. The MTA announced specific fare and toll increase proposals last October.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2013

$4.5B N.Y. subway track to open in 2016

The new track is expected to carry 220,000 riders a day upon completion.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2013

LIRR takes steps to curb employee thefts

Steps include increasing video surveillance, vehicle tracking and restricting employee parking.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2012

N.Y. MTA's Lhota resigns

Thomas Prendergast, the president of MTA New York City Transit, which operates the MTA’s subway and bus systems, will serve as interim executive director of the MTA when Lhota’s resignation takes effect.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2012

NYCT to install 'Help Points' on subway

Created specifically for the subway environment, the unit is designed to be an easily recognizable communications tool for customers who need to either report an emergency or ask for travel directions.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 24, 2012

Transit Implements Control Tactics to Combat Fare Evasion

Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco and Atlanta are putting an end to ‘free rides’ with fare inspection crackdowns. L.A. Metro, like Atlanta, is locking its fare gates, ending the unofficial honor system.

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