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"Ray Mullins" <mrm@lerctr.org> wrote in message
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> In article <39517F68.C2049549@aol.com>,
> Mike O'Dorney  <modorney@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >"Morris J. Shlyaf" wrote:
> >
> >> Not really. All of Staten Island and most Queens have no subway
service.
> >> Parts of Brooklyn and smaller parts of The Bronx also lack it
> >
> >What happened to Staten Island Rapid Transit?
>
> NYCMTA now calls this "Staten Island Railway."
>
> Most transit enthusiasts put this in the realm of commuter rail, albeit
with
> more frequency.  There's only one route, and it primarily acts as a feeder
> to the Staten Island Ferry.  Even NYCMTA treats it like Metro North and
LIRR;
> the schedule even shows train numbers.
>

If the MTA trated SIRy the way it treats M-N and LIRR, the fare would be
zoned, $2.00 to Clifton, $2.50 to Great Kills and $3.50 to Tottenville, no
Metrocard and pay another fare to use the subway.