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When the New York City Transit Authority was created in July 1953, the fare was raised to 15 cents (equivalent to $1.71 in 2023) and a token was issued. [101] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [102] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
A provision charter was issued in 1975, bringing formal organization to the New York Museum of Transportation. By 1975, the city of Rochester was looking to abandon the remaining western end of the old Rochester Subway, which was still being used for freight service by both Penn Central and the Baltimore & Ohio railroads under contract. The ...
MTA's New York Transit Museum Facebook Web Page; Images from the MTA's New York Transit Museum Archive on Historypin; Unofficial sites. nycsubway.org. IND Fulton: Court Street (Future Transit Museum) New York Transit Museum; Subway.com.ru Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Op-Rail Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback ...
Conversely, a poll of New York City residents found that close to two-thirds of respondents were against the congestion toll. [173] The MTA board gave its final approval to the plan at the end of March 2024, [174] making New York City the first locality in the United States to approve the creation of a congestion-pricing zone. [175]
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City.
The large "M" logos on trains and buses were replaced with decals that state MTA New York City Bus, MTA New York City Subway or MTA Staten Island Railway, eliminating inconsistencies in signage. [56] Today, the older "M" logos survive on existing cube-shaped lamps on station lampposts dating to the 1980s, though such lamps have been updated ...
History of New York City; Lenape and New Netherland, to 1664 New Amsterdam British and Revolution, 1665–1783 Federal and early American, 1784–1854 Tammany and Consolidation, 1855–1897 (Civil War, 1861–1865) Early 20th century, 1898–1945 Post–World War II, 1946–1977 Modern and post-9/11, 1978–present: See also; Transportation
From 1941 to 1976, the Board of Transportation/New York City Transit Authority sponsored the "Miss Subways" publicity campaign. [405] In the musical On the Town, the character Miss Turnstiles is based on the Miss Subways campaign. [406] [407] The campaign was resurrected in 2004, for one year, as "Ms. Subways". It was part of the 100th ...