Thales taps Huber+Suhner for NYCT work

Huber+Suhner said Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 it has been tapped by Thales to supply the latter company “with a range of trackside and on-board antennas and cables to support the CBTC (Communications Based Train Control) system of New York City Subway.”

MTA: Second Avenue Subway, second phase, please

Signaling a commitment to continued subway expansion, Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO and Chairman Thomas Prendergast has requested funding for Phase 2 of New York City Transit’s Second Avenue Subway, long a dream of city planners.

Vincent Lombardi joins Parsons Brinckerhoff

Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Vincent Lombardi a Supervisory Resident Engineer in its New York City office to oversee construction of the entrance to the East 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue station for MTA New York City Transit’s Second Avenue Subway. PB is providing construction management services for the project.

NYMTA, TWU reach tentative agreement

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Transit Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 have reached a tentative five-year labor agreement to settle a two-year-old contract dispute affecting 34,000 MTA New York City Transit workers.

MTA NYCT Fulton Center to open in June

Opening ceremonies for MTA New York City Transit’s Fulton Center are scheduled for June 26, 2014, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority noted Monday, March 24.

MTA sets Safety Committee, Chief Safety Officer

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 it is creating the position of Chief Safety Officer, a new senior management post reporting directly to Chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast, to ensure safety is a top priority throughout all MTA operations.

Court upholds MTA payroll mobility tax

New York State’s Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, upheld the payroll mobility tax used to help fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), denying a repeal of the tax sought mostly by Long Island political officials.

NYCT VakTrak due for overhaul

After years of sucking up tons of track debris from the underground portions of the subway system, one of MTA New York City Transit’s (NYCT) two vacuum trains is receiving an extensive late-life overhaul and upgrade aimed at improving efficiency, increasing reliability, and easing maintenance tasks.

MTA seeks Buy America waiver for SAS

The Federal Transit Administration is considering a Buy America waiver submitted by New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) “for the Pad and Rubber Boot of a Concrete Block for a Low Vibration Track System,” related to construction of the Second Avenue Subway (SAS) in Manhattan.

MTA eyes 2016 return to South Ferry Station

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) hopes to restore service to the recently upgraded – and storm-destroyed – South Ferry Station in lower Manhattan by mid-2016.

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