MTA seeking bids to replace oldest NYC subway cars on numbered lines

The MTA’s “request for proposals” seeks a firm able to deliver 1,140 individual subway cars, with an option to purchase 1,250 more — enough, MTA Chairman Lieber said, to eventually serve on nearly ...

NYC transit union renews fight to keep two-person crews on MTA subway trains

The Transport Workers Union — whose Local 100 represents many NYC Transit bus workers and all subway workers — is once again ...

MTA announces largest NYC subway car upgrade in history

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — The largest subway car upgrade in New York City’s history is underway, MTA officials said Thursday as they launched a request for proposals from rail car manufacturers. The ...
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NY’s transit unions are at war with Gov. Kathy Hochul

Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a new term this year. The state's most powerful transit workers unions are seeking new contracts.

New York transit officials sue Trump administration to restore subway project funding

The transit agency in charge of New York City’s subway system sued the Trump administration Tuesday, accusing it of breach of ...

NJ Transit delays continue between Newark, NYC's Penn Station after overhead wire damage

Overhead wire problems at the Portal Bridge forced the suspension of some NJ Transit and Amtrak trains Friday.