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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2013

N.Y. MTA awards Kawasaki railcar contract

Expects up to 676 cars will be assembled at Kawasaki’s plant in Yonkers, N.Y., and anticipates up to 1,500 people will be employed in New York State.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2013

New York City Transit testing all-electric BYD bus

The test will determine if this type of bus can meet the twin challenges of operating in the stop-and-go traffic of Manhattan while maintaining high levels of passenger comfort and operational performance.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2013

N.Y. MTA awards East Side Access contract

The contract, valued at more than $200,000, was awarded to Michels Corp. for work that will take place in the caverns and tunnels in the south segment of the future LIRR terminal below Grand Central.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2013

Report: N.Y. subway stations not always wheelchair accessible

Many have gaps greater than three inches between the platform and the train door. N.Y. MTA designers are working on options to mark disabled boarding areas and filling the gaps with higher platforms.

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Newsby StaffJune 21, 2013

Prendergast confirmed as N.Y. MTA chairman/CEO

He has served as the MTA interim executive director since January 2013. He replaces Joseph Lhota.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2013

Kawasaki celebrates 25 years of manufacturing in N.Y.

During the past quarter-century, the manufacturer has sustained hundreds of jobs, while producing more than 2,500 railcars at its plant, which sits in the heart of the Northeast Corridor. Kawasaki is currently working on the next generation of the 7 line subway cars that will be supplied to New York City Transit.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2013

Prendergast nominated to lead N.Y. MTA

Has served more than three years as president of MTA New York City Transit and as the MTA interim executive director since Jan. 1, 2013. He replaces Joseph Lhota.

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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 28, 2013

Google Maps adding more live transit info

New York City, Washington, D.C. and Salt Lake City users can now access live departure times on rail lines.

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