Sentences with phrase «track fires»

The «Summer of Hell» moniker is starting to fit, as a subway track fire in Upper Manhattan this morning sent nine people to the hospital and snarled trains across the city.

Two separate subway track fires on Monday, in the morning and evening, that led to stoppages on multiple lines and delays across the system were just the latest incidents that put the spotlight on problems with New York City's subways.

Cuomo said the fine for littering in the New York City subway system will double from $ 50 to $ 100 as part of a larger effort to reduce delays related to track fires caused by debris.

Head starts to spin, then to a migraine, and my whole GI track fires off.

The MTA plans to do away with overnight cleaners in subway stations across the city — even as trash - fueled track fires wreak havoc on the system, sources told The NY Post.

The MTA plans to do away with overnight cleaners in subway stations across the city — even as trash - fueled track fires wreak havoc on the system, sources told The Post.

The MTA's oddball bid to decrease subway trash by removing garbage cans has only increased the amount of refuse — and caused more track fires — at some stations, according...

Following a summer filled with terrible commutes, caused by everything from track fires to derailments, the mayor announced a proposal to fund the modernization of the subway system by taxing the city's wealthiest earners.

The MTA did not dispute it was eliminating overnight shifts for the cleaners — but claimed the best way to combat track fires is to load up on personnel «immediately after the rush hours.»

Inciweb, the website that tracks fires across the United States, has 23 active fires listed for the state at present.

Head starts to spin, then to a migraine, and my whole GI track fires off.

In 2012, the agency removed trash cans from more than three dozen stations — but that idea was an utter failure that only led to more track fires, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found.

From derailments and track fires to stalled trains and power outages, New Yorkers have seen it all.

Service interruptions, track fires and derailments became so commonplace last year that Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the MTA in June, and a month later the agency's newly reappointed chairman Joe Lhota released an $ 836 billion Subway Action Plan that aimed to bring immediate changes and upgrades to the system.

Yesterday was another hellish day of delays after a morning track fire at 145th Street, and an evening track fire at 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue.

A track fire near the 145th Street station on the A line around 7:30 a.m. yesterday halted service on several lines and prompted a cascade of delays, subway officials said.

After a track fire in New York this week, the MTA is considering whether to establish new guidelines for eating on the subway.

The MTA is investing in new cleaning equipment and considering launching a program focused on foods that are «appropriate» to eat on the subway following a track fire sparked by trash that suspended two train lines Monday.

Sweep tracks more often and ask the NYPD to enforce littering laws to prevent debris from catching fire (which caused the track fire in Harlem a couple weeks ago).

In mid-July, a track fire in upper Manhattan brought subway service on several lines to a standstill — trapping commuters on a D train and leaving nine people suffering from smoke inhalation.

Track fires are an enormous problem in an underground network that transports six million people nearly every day with ever - diminishing efficiency.

The researchers used remote - sensing data from satellites to track fires, which burn throughout the six - month harvesting season.

But the place neurons at the end of the track fired first, and the ones at the beginning of the track fired last.

Snyder's film offers totally immersive and intricate sound design, and these tracks fire on all cylinders.

Satellite images captured late last week show active fires spanning an area nearly 290 km (180 miles) wide, according to remote sensing expert Pierre Markuse, who has been tracking the fires.

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