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A plan structure responsible for operations of the MTA New York City Transit's subways and MTA Staten Island Railway. The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, NYCT or simply the TA for Transit Authority) is a New York State Authority that operates buses and subway trains in New York City. ... Staten Island Railway (SIR) or Staten Island Rapid Transit (SIRT) is a rapid transit line operating in the Borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA. It began, like the BMT lines to Coney Island, as a typical railway, but it now uses subway cars (R44). ...


The merger would be part of a general restructuring of the MTA's transit operations to group like services of its various agencies (railroads, subways, buses) into new corporations with a single operating focus. Since this would require a dissolution of existing corporations and the formation of new ones, legislation is required at the state level, which is pending as of April, 2005. This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... This article describes subways as mass transit lines. ... TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... Legislation refers to the process of enacting statutory laws, or to the set of statutory laws in a state. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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New York City Subway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2410 words)
The subway is operated by the New York City Transit Authority, described by its parent Metropolitan Transportation Authority as MTA New York City Transit.
The world-famous token was phased out in 2003, the same year the MTA raised the basic fare to $2, amid angry protests from passenger and advocacy groups such as the Straphangers Campaign.
Subway cars ( R44s) operate on the Staten Island Railway, opened in 1860, but that is not usually considered part of the Subway.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (574 words)
The MTA has the responsibility for developing and implementing a unified mass transportation policy for The City of New York and Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester counties, all of which together are the "Transportation District".
MTA Subways will be a merger of MTA New York City Transit's subways and MTA Staten Island Railway.
The MTA is governed by a 17-member Board representing New York City and each of the counties in the Transportation District.
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