Trains on MSN

New York MTA creates new organization for rolling stock acquisition

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has created a new organization to lead its $12 billion program to acquire new rail and bus equipment, and appointed the first leader of that ...
NBC Washington

New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares

When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world’s oldest and largest transit systems. Now, more than ...
The New York Times

Goodbye (and Good Riddance?) to the MetroCard

Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology. Now, its days are numbered. Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of ...
The Nation on MSN

Can New York adapt the subway for the climate crisis?

Environment / StudentNation / As climate change leads to record rainfalls, the city’s 120-year-old subway system is more vulnerable to flooding than ever. Ilana Cohen This story was produced for ...
WPLG

New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares

MetroCard Retirement FILE - A subway rider swipes his MetroCard in a turnstile as he enters the 34th St. subway station, July 23, 2007, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) (AP2007) (Mary ...