New York

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Miscellaneous

New Locomotives for Staten Island Railway

March 25, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire
NEW YORK — MTA New York City Transit’s Staten Island Railway has taken delivery of four new diesel locomotives manufactured by the Brookville Equipment Corporation of Brookville, Penn. The locomotives traveled by rail to Port Newark and then by barge to the Stapleton Home Port. The cars were lifted by crane and trucked to the Clifton shop, where they were again lifted by crane and placed onto the tracks. They will undergo testing for about a month before entering service. These new locomotives will replace four old second-hand locomotives: two that date from 1968 and two that date from 1940s.
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Commuter Rail

Staten Island Railway Expands Rush Hour Service

November 25, 2007 Railfanning.org News Wire
NEW YORK — Citing record ridership growth, the Staten Island Railway (SIR) said it was expanding its rush hour express train service. The expansion, which began Nov. 14, will provide additional service to commuters who rely on SIR express and local service to and from the Staten Island Ferry while also providing an alternative to construction-related delays on area highways, officials said. “NYC Transit has devoted considerable time and effort into crafting schedules and in developing quality service improvements that our SIR riders would find attractive,” said MTA Executive Director & CEO Elliot G. Sander. “That hard work is paying
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CSX

CSX Hails New York Tax Reform

January 31, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire
CSX today praised New York Governor George Pataki and the State Legislature, especially sponsors Assembly Majority Leader Paul Tokasz and former State Senator Ron Stafford, for their efforts to encourage further development of the state’s transportation infrastructure by overhauling a tax structure that penalized railroads for investing in New York State.