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A report on New York City's sprawling, centuries-old subway system and the man tasked with fixing it, Andy Byford, the Metropolitan Transit Authority's new president. Byford addresses his plan to modernize the subway system by computerization and replacement of old signaling systems to all...

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Other Authors: Whitaker, Bill, 1951- (Interviewer), Lieberman, Marc E. (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2018.
Series:60 Minutes
Subjects:
New York (State). > Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Subways > New York (State) > New York.
Subways > New York (State) > New York > Maintenance and repair.
Transportation and state > New York (State) > New York.
Métros > New York (État) > New York.
Transport > Politique gouvernementale > New York (État) > New York.
interviews.
Television news programs.
Interviews.
Téléjournaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:A report on New York City's sprawling, centuries-old subway system and the man tasked with fixing it, Andy Byford, the Metropolitan Transit Authority's new president. Byford addresses his plan to modernize the subway system by computerization and replacement of old signaling systems to alleviate delays and ease ridership amid financial challenges, politics, and disgruntled passengers. Includes interviews with: Andy Byford, President, NYC Transit Authority, MTA; Rakiya Spady, train operator; Melvin Wright, train operator and Cheryl Nicholson, train conductor; Haley Dragoo, Twitter Division, Rail Control Center, MTA.
Physical Description:1 online resource (14 minutes)
Playing Time:00:13:38