Chronology / news: New York City

Начало эксплуатации вагонов R211. Ввод в эксплуатацию состоялся линии А.

R32 cars are removed from revenue service.

Last trains to operate were [N] 3586/3587-3774/3775-3658/3471-3574/3575 [S] and [N] 3714/3715-3924/3925-3706/3707-3889/3888 [S] on October 8, 2020.

R32 cars are back in revenue service on the J/Z.

R32 subway cars are retired from revenue service. Last train to operate was 3489/3488-3514/3415-3646/3447-3520/3891 on March 26, 2020.

R42 subway cars are ultimately removed from revenue service, as R179 cars return to service.

R179 cars are temporarily out of service due to door mechanism problems.
R42 cars are back in service on the J/Z.

Last R42 subway train 4824/4825-4831/4830-4816/4817-4799/4798 is removed from revenue service.

На автобусный маршрут M14, проходящий по территории боро Манхэттен, выпущен первый в Нью-Йорке сочлененный электробус. Всего на данном маршруте будет работать 15 таких машин. Это первая партия электробусов, непосредственно приобретенных нью-йоркским транспортным оператором МТА, который в настоящий момент уже арендует 10 электробусов, работающих в разных районах города. Запуск сочлененных электробусов является частью масштабной городской программы, которая предусматривает поставку в 2020-2024 годах пятисот электробусов (включая сто сочлененных) и оборудование восьми площадок для их технического обслуживания. Общая стоимость программы составляет 1,1 миллиарда долларов США.

Opening of the Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway and extension of the Q Line from the 57th St/7th Av Station via the Lexington Av/63rd St Station to the 96th St Station on 2nd Ave.

According to the New York Times, the New York mayor Bill de Blasio announced the project to construct a 25,75 km-long tramway line by 2024. The line will be built via the eastern bank of the East River, connecting Brooklyn and Queens. Trams will operate in mixed traffic with speeds around 20 km/h. The project's cost is estimated at about 2,5 billion dollars. Link: http://goo.gl/La1uzK

Third Avenue elevated line in the Bronx ceases revenue operation.

Last IRT 'World's Fair' train [N] 5641-5670-5653-5636-5676 [S] is removed from revenue service.

Myrtle Avenue elevated line in Brooklyn ceases revenue operation between Bridge–Jay St. and Broadway–Myrtle Ave at 12:43 AM.

The last wooden rapid transit cars in the USA are removed from revenue service. Myrtle Avenue line was served by the following trains on its final rush hour:
[Bridge–Jay St. end] 1619A-1619B-1619C-1616C-1616B-1616A [Metropolitan Ave. end] — last revenue train
[Bridge–Jay St. end] 1613C-1613B-1613A-1610C-1610B-1610A [Metropolitan Ave. end] — back-up train
[Bridge–Jay St. end] 1602C-1602B-1602A-1611C-1611B-1611A [Metropolitan Ave. end] — operated in rush-hour
[Bridge–Jay St. end] 1620C-1620B-1620A-1629A-1629B-1629C [Metropolitan Ave. end] — operated in rush-hour

Last BMT Standard (B-Type) subway train 2531-2532-2533-2466-2649-2467 is removed from revenue service.

Trolleybus operation of the Brooklyn & Queens Transit is discontinued.

Polo Grounds shuttle (part of the Ninth Avenue elevated line) is discontinued.

Streetcar operation of the Queensboro Bridge Railway, the last steetcar line in New York, is discontinued.

Church Avenue Line and McDonald Avenue Line, the last ones of the Brooklyn & Queens Transit, are discontinued.

Third Avenue elevated line in Manhattan ceases revenue operation.

Streetcar operation of the Yonkers Railroad [Third Avenue Railway System] is discontinued.

Streetcar operation of the Westchester Electric Railroad [Third Avenue Railway System] is discontinued.

Boston Road Line (B), Southern Bouleard Line (S), Tremont Avenue Line (T) and Williamsbridge Line (V), the last ones of the Union Railway, are discontinued.

Westchester Avenue Line (A), St. An's Avenue Line (L), 138th Street Crosstown Line (X) and 167th Street Crosstown Line (X) of the Union Railway are discontinued.

Bailey Avenue Line (B), Sedgewick Avenue Line (S), Webster & White Plains Avenues Line (W) and 163th Street Crosstown Line (X) of the Union Railway are discontinued.

Bronx & Van Cortlandt Parks Line (C) and 207th Street Crosstown Line (X) of the Union Railway are discontinued.

Ogden Avenue Line (O), University Avenue Line (U) and 180th Street Crosstown Line (Z) of the Union Railway are discontinued.