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The MBTA bought the Penn Central (New York Central and New Haven) commuter rail lines in January 1973, Penn Central equipment in April 1976, and all B&M commuter assets in December 1976; these purchases served to make the system state-owned with the private railroads retained solely as operators. [13]
In 2023, the system had a ridership of 26,190,500, or about 109,300 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024, making it the fifth-busiest commuter rail system in the U.S., behind the three New York-area systems and the Chicago-area system.
Many of these facilities are former streetcar carhouses that were gradually converted to trackless trolley and bus use, although some like Southampton (built 2004) are of recent construction. Of the former streetcar carhouses, only Arborway and Watertown were Green Line yards during part of the MBTA era. Everett was an Orange Line yard until 1975.
The Type 9 LRV is a class of low-floor light rail vehicles manufactured by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) for the MBTA Green Line.The fleet of 24 Type 9 cars was ordered in 2014 for the Green Line Extension project, and the first cars began service in 2018.
Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit: San Rafael / Santa Rosa: 749,700 3,400 45 76 2017 1 12 [25] 23 TEXRail: Fort Worth: 714,800 2,200 27 81 2019 1 9 24 Rail Runner Express: Albuquerque / Santa Fe: 584,400 2,800 97 29 2006 1 13 25 Altamont Corridor Express: San Jose / Stockton: 576,300 3,100 86 [26] 36 1998 1 [26] 10 [26] 26 Downeaster: Boston ...
The MTA is governed by a 21-member board representing the 5 boroughs of New York City, each of the counties in its New York State service area, and worker and rider interest groups. [61] Of these, there are 14 voting members, broken down into 13 board members who cast individual votes, 4 board members who cast a single collective vote, and 6 ...
MBTA subway fares are $2.40 regardless of fare medium (CharlieCard, paper ticket, cash, contactless tap to ride), with two transfers on MBTA bus local routes allowed. Daily, weekly, and monthly passes are also available, and MBTA Commuter Rail passes for these time periods are valid for subway fares. [ 17 ]
The MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet is a fleet of buses in fixed-route service in New York City under the "MTA New York City Bus" (also known as New York City Transit or NYCT) and "MTA Bus" brands, both of which operate local, limited, express and Select Bus Service routes.