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MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders

MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders after adding turnstile spikes

The MTA is trying something new to deter fare evaders just weeks after installing spikes on some subway turnstiles. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro reports.

New York Post · 7h

NYC subway fare beaters easily crawl under, hop over turnstiles equipped with MTA’s new anti-evasion bars

Rule-breaking riders are easily dropping to all fours to slip under turnstiles that the MTA equipped with new crescent-shaped metal shields to curb the high-priced problem.

Fox 5 NY · 16h

MTA installs turnstile metal shields at NYC subway station to combat fare evasion

Just weeks after installing so-called "subway spikes" on certain turnstiles at one New York City station, the MTA is trying another new feature in an attempt to deter fare beaters.

Yahoo · 1d

MTA tests new ways to block subway turnstile jumpers, ‘back cockers’ and more

The MTA is trying a new way to foil fare flouters — sleeves to extend turnstile arms. The sleeves are the latest arrow in a quiver of turnstile modifications meant to keep evaders at bay while the MTA continues to seek a source for a more modern fare-control system.

Newsday29d

4-foot tall steel fences to be installed at 100 subway stations to protect riders

The new platform barriers coming to 100 New York City subway stations will be a low-tech and cheaper alternative to screen door systems, such as the one on the AirTrain to Kennedy Airport and ...

Railway Gazette International16h

New York: Subway operator seeks supplier support

Tim Mulligan is heading up a newly created rolling stock programme office at New York MTA, tasked with widening and deepening ...

6don MSN

Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?

New York City is trying to deter dangerous “subway surfing” through education programs, but some transportation advocates and ...

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