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The original livery for NYC Transit Authority buses in the 1950s. Interior view of one of the buses from 1958 Employees of the New York City Transit Authority assigned to the New York City Subway and in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx are members of the Transport Workers Union of America Local 100, with Queens and Staten Island bus personnel ...
The proposed authority would also have the power to make contracts or arrangements with other commuter rail operators in the New York City area. [5] On June 1, 1965, the legislature chartered the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority (MCTA) to take over the operations of the LIRR.
Academy Bus previously operated those routes and others until 2001, when Atlantic Express and NYCT took them over. [31] Although the X23, and X24 routes were absorbed by Atlantic Express, the X17J, X21, X22, and X30 routes were absorbed by the New York City Transit Authority. NYCT discontinued service on the X21 months after the takeover. [32]
A current New York City Transit Authority rail system map (unofficial) The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state of New York: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
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.
The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), a public authority presided by New York City, was created in 1953 to take over subway, bus, and streetcar operations from the city, and placed under control of the state-level Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1968. [55] [57] Graffiti became a notable symbol of declining service during the 1970s.
The New York City Transit Authority operates 24 rail yards for the New York City Subway system and one for the Staten Island Railway. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] There are 10 active A Division yards and 11 active B Division yards, two of which are shared between divisions for storage and car washing.
[1] [2] These depots are located in all five boroughs of the city, plus one located in nearby Yonkers in Westchester County. 19 of these depots serve MTA New York City Transit (NYCT)'s bus operations, while the remaining eight serve the MTA Bus Company (the successor to private bus operations taken over around 2006.)