#Train fanatic reveals secrets of the NYC Subway system

#Train fanatic reveals secrets of the NYC Subway system

“#Train fanatic reveals secrets of the NYC Subway system” The unfathomably complex labyrinth of the New York City Subway is largely a mystery to riders beyond the few stations and routes they use every day. But its sprawling tentacles — subterranean, open-air and elevated — are as clear as a sunlit pond to Peter Dougherty, 60, an amateur railroad…

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#NYC subway is safe, but needs more cops

#NYC subway is safe, but needs more cops

“#NYC subway is safe, but needs more cops” The MTA insisted Saturday that it’s safe to take the subway after a string of assaults that left two homeless riders dead last week and countless others shaken.  Still, officials are again calling for more cops and mental health services to deal with the violent mentally ill…

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#.2 billion only keeps the MTA on life support

#$4.2 billion only keeps the MTA on life support

“#$4.2 billion only keeps the MTA on life support” Congress finally reached a relief-bill deal that will send a much-needed $4.2 billion to the MTA. Kudos to Sen. Chuck Schumer for getting it done — and for warning that it’s not nearly enough. The aid should let the agency avoid — for now — major…

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#Alleged overtime cheat resigns from MTA amid federal charges

#Alleged overtime cheat resigns from MTA amid federal charges

“#Alleged overtime cheat resigns from MTA amid federal charges” The high-earning subway worker arrested for overtime fraud last week resigned from the MTA on Wednesday, sources confirmed. Michael Gundersen, 42, of Manalapan Township, New Jersey, was on the clock earning thousands of dollars while enjoying concerts in Atlantic City and out-of-state family vacations, the Manhattan…

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#Berlin opens long-awaited 1.4-mile subway extension

#Berlin opens long-awaited 1.4-mile subway extension

“#Berlin opens long-awaited 1.4-mile subway extension” BERLIN — A long-awaited subway extension that tunnels under one of Berlin’s best-known boulevards and improves transport links from the German capital’s central railway station opened Friday. The 1.4-mile new section of the U5 line runs from its previous terminus at the Alexanderplatz, once Communist East Berlin’s central square,…

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