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Conn. MTA Train Crash Highlights Need For Rail Investment in Berkshires

Lucas Willard — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:34:02 +0000

The MTA train collision near Fairfield that injured 72 last Friday is still under investigation.

Connecticut Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty, a Democrat from the 5^th District, said that investigators are still attempting to determine if the derailment was caused by track in disrepair or another factor. Esty, who said that a Congressional hearing will be held on railway safety later today, also said that funding to maintain one of the busiest railway corridors in the Northeast has been “an issue.”

Esty spoke on WAMC’s Congressional Corner…

Metro-North Works on a Ticket App

Allison Dunne — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:34:20 +0000

Metro-North customers may have another way to purchase their train tickets next year. They could use an app.

It's Official: Lhota Has Entered the NYC Mayoral Race

Allison Dunne — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:28:07 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) —The former transit official who led the New York City subway system's recovery from Superstorm Sandy has filed paperwork to run for mayor.

New York City Transit Officials Visit Plattsburgh Transit Manufacturing Plant

Pat Bradley — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:25:00 +0000

The heads of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City Transit were in Plattsburgh Wednesday afternoon.

MTA's CEO Visits Dutchess County

Dave Lucas — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:34:06 +0000

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman and CEO Joe Lhota visited Dutchess County this week on a "goodwill mission" of sorts - Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports:

The MTA owns the Metro-North Railroad which operates the Hudson and Harlem lines in Dutchess County. Joe Lhota told a crowd of about 200 business people at a County Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast that "It's a new day at the MTA."