Rail and Subway

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (211+ words) The $5.5 billion, 14-mile rail line will reach historically underserved communities in Brooklyn and Queens. Light rail lines operate in cities such as Seattle, Denver and Dallas, but the interborough express will be the MTA’s first. Light rail “represents a cost-effective…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (330+ words) Riders watch for track information in the Long Island Rail Road concourse at Penn Station on Sept. 1. Credit: Morgan Campbell Anyone who has anxiously waited on the Long Island Rail Road concourse in Penn Station for the magical train track…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (266+ words) Manhattan Regional Airport’s Taxiway Alpha is set to undergo replacement construction next year. The pavement is 20 years old or older, which the FAA says is the useful-life standard. Taxiway Alpha is the primary parallel taxiway at the airport, at roughly…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (469+ words) Railway Supply » Railway News » MTA details Interborough Express accessibility for vehicle design Published September 13, 2026 The MTA has detailed Interborough Express accessibility across all 18 planned stations and in vehicle design, alongside a fourth-quarter target for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (427+ words) The proposed $5.5 billion light-rail line would connect 18 new stations across the two boroughs in just 32 minutes. New Yorkers have dreamed of a direct rail link between Brooklyn and Queens for decades. Now, at least, we know what waiting for it…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (169+ words) Researchers develop a model that uses multi-time-scale patterns to accurately predict passenger movements across subway networks image: A subway train arrives at a station platform. By analyzing tap-in fare card data across weeks and days, the proposed TDD model enables…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (661+ words) The $5.5 billion transit project seeks to address a long-standing gap in the city’s subway system: the lack of a direct transit connection between Brooklyn and Queens. By repurposing the existing Bay Ridge Branch, which runs 14 miles from Bay Ridge to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (575+ words) MTA officials Jason Greenberg, left, Kana Ervin and Hugo Zamora briefed Community Board 10 on Sept. 3 about upcoming signal modernization work on the A train. Riders of the A train will face nine days of service changes in November as the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (690+ words) Published on Sep 10, 2026 New York is advancing the $5.5 billion Interborough Express (IBX), with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority preparing to release the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) earlier than planned. The proposed light rail line will connect Brooklyn and Queens…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (28+ words) MTA reveals renderings of new Interborough Express, IBX, connecting Queens and Brooklyn ABC7 New York MTA shows off renderings for first new NYC transit line in a century...