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About NYC Transit

Introduction


MTA New York City Transit is the largest agency in the MTA regional transportation network, which also includes MTA Staten Island Railway (part of NYC Transit's Department of Subways),
MTA Long Island Rail Road, MTA Long Island Bus, MTA Metro-North Railroad, MTA Bridges and Tunnels, and MTA Capital Construction.


Hours of operation: 24-hour-a-day bus and subway service throughout the five boroughs.

Rolling stock: The largest subway car fleet in the world.

Equipment: More buses than any other public agency in North America.

Features: All NYC Transit subway cars and buses are air-conditioned and either new, remanufactured, or overhauled.

Fare Collection: More than 90 percent of trips taken on NYC Transit are made with MetroCard. Buses also accept exact change.

Ridership: Ridership on NYC Transit is approximately seven million daily - more than 2 billion annually.

Administration: NYC Transit President Howard H. Roberts, Jr. took office in April 2007.

President Roberts and 8 department heads comprise NYC Transit's senior staff. The MTA Executive Director is Elliot G. Sander.


Work Force: NYC Transit employs nearly 47,000 people in more than 20 major departments and divisions.

In addition to employees responsible for bus and subway operations and maintenance, the work force also includes attorneys, engineers, electricians, computer programmers, ironworkers, masons, teachers, physicians, mechanics, carpenters, accountants, environmental specialists, and hundreds of other job titles.

 

NYC Transit's Coney Island Shop in Brooklyn is the world's largest rapid transit storage, maintenance, and repair facility.

DID YOU KNOW? The first woman to hold the position of subway train conductor was I.A. Lilly, who began work on Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company cars on December 28, 1917.


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