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Article: KNOW HOW TO GO WHEN WINTER WEATHER HITS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- February 4, 2009
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The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release:
When winter weather gets especially messy, your subway line may not operate normally, or according to the printed schedule. MTA New York City Transit has created a colorful and informative poster created to alert riders of what to expect.
Periods of heavy snow, ice and freezing rain require that out-of-service trains be stored in subway tunnels rather than be left sitting in outside yards. This insures that trains are ready for their next assignment to rush hour service and that car interiors maintain a comfortable temperature.
Of course, we try to maintain as much train service as possible, but ...