Big plans for NYC rail network

New York City is the symbol of the modern metropolis, and as such it sees a visitor turnover of amazing proportion on a daily basis. Anyone who has made the trip from one of the city’s five boroughs to any of its three serving airports knows that as far as getting form the airport into the city, the infrastructure isn’t quite up to speed with the city’s reputation.

The Metropolitan Transport Agency runs the public transit system in the city, and executive director Elliott Sander announced along-term plan to improve the city’s rail network over the next 40 years in a press conference held yesterday in New York.

Sander’s ‘State of the MTA’ speech outlined plans to convert freight rail lines into metro routes, with new regional stops in the Bronx, an area currently under serviced by public rail, and a direct train line to LaGuardia Airport.

Sander also said the MTA would be looking into creating a connecting train service from LaGuardia Airport to Woodside, Queens, where it would connect directly with the Long Island railroad service.