In 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority due to ongoing reliability and crowding problems with mass transit in New York City.
Deteriorating subway station wall at 168th Street
The MTA's East Side Access, became the most expensive underground railway project in the world due to politicians' monetary mismanagement of the MTA, as well as costly, inefficient union rules.
The 2 train, the "least reliable" route in the subway system as of 2017
One aspect of the New York City Subway Action Plan involved removing seats from the 42nd Street Shuttle (pictured)
The R62A is a New York City Subway car model built between 1984 and 1987 by Bombardier Transportation for the A Division. The cars were built in La Pocatière, Quebec, with final assembly done in Aubur
An R62A on the 1 leaving 125th St
Interior of an R62A car
Exterior side destination and route rollsigns of an R62A
Builders plate of the R62A cars