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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2017

California's high-speed rail line set to begin laying track

Gov. Jerry Brown's finance department approved the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s request to spend $2.6 billion on track work in the Central Valley on Friday.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2017

Wash. state Governor budgets $1M to study high-speed rail

The study would come at a time when transit agencies and departments of transportation around the U.S. are watching President Donald Trump for signs of what they can expect in terms of federal funding in the next four years.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2017

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo says no major delays on mass transit despite powerful storm

Some New York City subway lines were running with delays because of signal and switch troubles. The MTA said bus service was running with delays across all five boroughs and some had to be detoured because of icy roads.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2017

Gov. Cuomo touts rapid ridership growth on new Second Ave subway

The ridership includes customers entering and leaving 72nd Street, 86th Street, and 96th Street, and the new entrance at 3rd Ave and 63rd Street as well as customers transferring from the F Subway line to Q Subway line at 63rd Street.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2017

New Flyer opens N.Y. component manufacturing and assembly facility

The 40,000 square foot facility will start by manufacturing certain components for up to 10 New Flyer Xcelsior® buses per week, which will then be assembled at New Flyer transit bus production facilities in St Cloud, Minn.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 9, 2017

NY MTA completes underground cell connectivity a year ahead of schedule

In addition, through a pact with Transit Wireless, Wi-Fi has been installed in underground stations a full two years ahead of schedule.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 3, 2017

NY MTA's Second Avenue Subway opens for service

Will provide service from 96th Street to 63rd Street and serve more than 200,000 people per day, reducing overcrowding on the Lexington Avenue Line and restoring a transit link to a neighborhood that lost the Second Avenue elevated subways in 1940.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 3, 2017

NY MTA CEO Prendergast to step down this month

He oversaw the Second Avenue Subway development since Governor Cuomo appointed him as chairman in 2013.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffDecember 28, 2016

[Photos] First Look at Second Avenue Subway's 96th St. Station

Features of the new 96th St. station for NYC's Second Avenue Subway, unveiled on Dec. 22, 2016, include access for the disabled, climate control to maximize customer comfort, modern computerized signage, and column-free construction for an open, airy atmosphere. The station spans three city blocks at 1,591 feet long and 57 feet wide, and was built with high-ceiling and column-free design to create an airy sense of openness.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2016

Artwork for NYC's Second Avenue Subway stations unveiled

The largest permanent public art installation in New York history creates a new museum underground and celebrates the work of legendary artists, including large-scale portraits by Chuck Close.

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