MTA Rail

MTA Rail is a proposed New York corporation that would be organized to merge the operations of the Long Island Rail Road with those of the Metro-North Commuter Railroad under the auspices of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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The merger would be part of a general restructuring of the MTA's transit operations to group like services of its various agencies (railroads, subways, buses) into new corporations with a single operating focus. Since this would require a dissolution of existing corporations and the formation of new ones, legislation is required at the state level, which is pending as of April, 2005.

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Corporation: A corporation is a legal entity (distinct from a natural person) that often has similar rights in law to those of a natural person. Civil law systems may refer to corporations as "moral persons;" they may also go by the name "AS" (anonymous society) or something similar, depending on language (see ...

Long Island Rail Road: The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in the United States, and the oldest railroad still operating under its original name. It is owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which has styled it MT...

Metro-North Commuter Railroad: REDIRECT Metro-North Railroad...

MTA Rail related Images and Photos (experimental)

Rail Road	Rail Burner	Clapper Rail	Dory Rail Graphic
Forth Rail Bridge I	By Rail to Skegness	Battaile Du Rail	Battaile Du Rail
By Rail to the Cheviots	Antique Iron Rail III	AMT Royal Rail Model Kit	By Rail to Scotland: The Royal Border Bridge