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Wassaic and Tenmile River Stations Open on Metro-North Harlem Line
- First expansion since Metro-North began operation in 1983
- "Business is booming so much that Metro-North has considered building an extension into Pennsylvania Station and rehabilitating an old east-west line, which would run from Beacon in Dutchess County to the Brewster station in Putnam."
- "'We've always viewed the train as our connection to the metropolitan area,' she said. 'I feel like it keeps us connected to life and activity, so we're not just forgotten out here.'"
- Source: Claudia Rowe, "6 Miles for $6 Million," The New York Times, July 9, 2000. link
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Fare increases from $1.25 to $1.50
- Date: November 12, 1995
- Board voted to increase fare to $1.50 on October 19, 1995, a 20% increase
- To take effect on November 12
- One week delay cost the MTA $5.3mil
- New token introduced to prevent hoarding, last before MetroCard
- 20% increases had been avoided since 1984 by Govenor or Mayor eventually providing more funds
- E. Virgil Conway was MTA chair at the time
- New York Urban League and Straphanger's Campaign said they would sue MTA in federal court saying the fare increase would "violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act because it would affect the poor, blacks and Hispanic people most heavily"
- Canceled fare increase on express buses from $4 to $5, saying they wouldn't be able to compete with private buses
- Express buses are biggest money losers in the system
- Source: "THE $1.50 SUBWAY RIDE: THE OVERVIEW;M.T.A. VOTE RAISES FARE ON SUBWAYS AND BUSES TO $1.50," The New York Times, October 20, 1995. link
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