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[193] [194] With the addition of unlimited-ride MetroCards in 1998, the New York City Transit system was the last major transit system in the United States with the exception of BART in San Francisco to introduce passes for unlimited bus and rapid transit travel. [195] As of 2024, MetroCard is to be retired at an undetermined date. [196]
Quadrant Press, Inc.; New York, 1990. ISBN 0-915276-50-X; Sansone, Gene. Evolution of New York City subways: An illustrated history of New York City's transit cars, 1867–1997. New York Transit Museum Press, New York, 1997. ISBN 978-0-9637492-8-4. New York City Subway Cars James Clifford Greller Xplorer Press
An 1807 grid plan of Manhattan. The history of New York City's transportation system began with the Dutch port of New Amsterdam.The port had maintained several roads; some were built atop former Lenape trails, others as "commuter" links to surrounding cities, and one was even paved by 1658 from orders of Petrus Stuyvesant, according to Burrow, et al. [1] The 19th century brought changes to the ...
The New York City Subway is a heavy-rail public transit system serving four of the five boroughs of New York City. The present New York City Subway system inherited the systems of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), and the Independent Subway System (IND). New York City has owned the IND ...
[b] The opening of the first line on October 27, 1904, is commonly cited as the opening of the modern New York City Subway, although some elevated lines of the IRT and BMT that were initially incorporated into the New York City Subway system but then demolished predate this. The oldest sections of elevated lines still in operation were built in ...
Subway-shoving attacks remain a safety concern for many New Yorkers who ride the rails. Last week, a 74-year-old man was pushed onto tracks in The Bronx by a 28-year-old nut who then tried to ...
The wacky gathering was inspired by a similar event that an improv group staged on the New York City subway in 2002. The Phoenix no-pants light rail ride is open to anyone. All you have to do is ...
Railroad terminals in New York City (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Passenger rail transport in New York City" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.