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The New York City Subway is an amalgamation of three former constituent companies, and while all are standard gauge, inconsistencies in loading gauge prevent cars from the former BMT and IND systems from running on the lines of the former IRT system , and vice versa.
The New York City Subway system differs from other railroad chaining systems in that it uses the engineer's chain of 100 feet (30.48 m) rather than the surveyor's chain of 66 feet (20.12 m). Chaining is used in the New York City Subway system in conjunction with train radios, in order to ascertain a train's location on a given line. [33]
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".
After a 90-day notice period under city law for new surveillance technology, the New York Police Department will begin testing portable scann New York to test gun-detection systems for city's ...
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. Kramer, Frederick A. Building the Independent Subway. Quadrant Press, Inc.; New York, 1990. ISBN 0-915276-50-X; Cudahy, Brian J. Under the Sidewalks of New York: The ...
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. is an international Fortune 300 automotive retailer [3] with automotive dealerships and collision centers in the United States and the United Kingdom. . Group 1 sells new and used cars and light trucks, arranges financial services, provides maintenance and repair services, and sells vehicle par
New efforts aim to recover millions in lost revenue and improve safety across the city streets. ‘We’re going after them!’: NYC cracks down on ‘ghost cars’ — a $200M problem for the city.
The last GG1s in use were some of the 13 assigned to New Jersey Transit (#4872–4884) for its North Jersey Coast Line between New York and South Amboy (the former New York and Long Branch) that ran until October 29, 1983, thus retiring the locomotive after 49 years of service. [40]