MTA looks for $4 billion in substation overhauls to repair, upgrade power infrastructure
A 60-year-old power transformer in the subway system’s Delancey-Suffolk substation — which MTA officials said had been operating for twice as many years as it should have — finally gave up ...
MTA revives Brooklyn’s State St. subway power room after December explosion
The State St. Substation in Brooklyn — the subway power room that blew up last month and stranded several trains underground ...
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The NYC subways' electrical equipment is so old it frequently explodes
When electrical components fail in the substation – a common occurrence, as evidenced by burn marks on the walls – MTA Chief Superintendent Joseph Daidone searches eBay for replacements.
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MTA worker stabbed at Bronx subway station
An off-duty MTA employee was stabbed on a subway platform in the Bronx on Thursday morning in the latest violent incident on the city’s troubled transit system, police and sources said.
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MTA employee victim of 3rd NYC subway stabbing in roughly 24 hours
NEW YORK - An MTA employee was stabbed in a subway station in the Bronx Thursday morning. It's the third stabbing incident in the NYC subway system in a little more than 24 hours, and comes amid ...
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Off-duty MTA cleaner stabbed in armpit in Bronx subway station
An MTA station cleaner was in stable condition Thursday after he was stabbed in the Bronx. The 47-year-old transit worker was off-duty when he was stabbed in the armpit after getting into an ...