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Editorial: The MTA's Fulton follies

2014-11-15 06:37:46| Railroads - Topix.net

They spent $1.4 billion and devoted 12 years to building the Fulton Center subway station in lower Manhattan - and they can't get the damn escalators to work. Last Sunday, muckety-mucks aplenty gathered to celebrate the brilliance of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and public officials, including Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, in pouring all that money into an over-designed entryway reminiscent of suburban shopping malls.

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Editorial: With completion of Tower 55, Fort Worth will remain major rail hub

2014-11-13 17:01:21| Railroads - Topix.net

FORT WORTH, Texas - Through a cooperative effort of industry and the state and federal governments, a $104 million project to remedy the problems of the 141-year-old intersection has been completed. BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad provided $65 million of the funding for the project that significantly improves the flow of traffic through what once was a chokepoint for the 110 freight and passenger trains that pass through daily.

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Editorial: Keep the fare fair

2014-11-13 13:05:07| Railroads - Topix.net

Like an on-time express train, a fare hike is coming soon for passengers of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's subways, buses and commuter rail lines. It's time now to set the ground rules: Chairman Tom Prendergast must drop plans for a 4% increase and reduce the hit by almost half.

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