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Ex-GO Transit F59’s Rebuilt and Repainted
Recently repainted Agence Métropolitaine de Transport F59PH No. 1349 is beside F59PHI No. 1325 during the evening rush hour at Lucien L’Allier Station in downtown Montreal, Que., on December 8, 2015. While they are very similar internally, they clearly look very different externally. The former GO Transit F59s are being rebuilt by Brookville Equipment Corp.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL BERRY
the Big Apple. The 7 line operates from the 34th Street and 11th Avenue/Hud- son Yards area through Times Square and onto Flushing on Long Island. The New York City Transit Authority
is also planning to spend $5.8 million to add 34 subway round trips by June 2016. The lines to be affected are 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, A, E, J, M, and D. The biggest service in-
crease is to be on the 42nd street shuttle between Grand Central Terminal and Times Square; between 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. 20 trains will be in use rath- er than 12. The subway near Lexington Avenue upon which the 4, 5, and 6 trains operate is to get seven more round trips. The aim is to make maximum use of the assets the subway possesses. However,
New York Transit may or may not ap- prove of the changes. With more than 20,000 commuters
on the average day, another welcomed improvement is the plan to construct a new Port Authority Bus Terminal. The present PABT between 40th and 42nd streets along 8th Avenue is 65 years old and showing its age. The Port Aut hority
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