MTA Hopes To Recieve Bailout, Stave Off Closure Of Rail in Rockland County

by Monsey.info

There won’t be a drastic cut in railroad service in Rockland County, we hope.

The MTA has announced its plans to stave off the drastic budget cuts that would have decimated all railroad service on the Western side of the Hudson River. The new plans come under the assumption of a massive bailout from the federal government, one which appears on track to be arriving.

“I’m proud we succeeded for transit systems across America, I’m proud to deliver more than $4 billion in relief for @MTA” tweeted Senator Schumer, after the deal was announced on Sunday night, “thank you to all of the riders and workers who stood together to make this possible.”

While the bailout does ease the burden in the MTS significantly, it does not fix all of its woes.

“To be clear, we are still facing an $8 billion deficit in the years ahead, but this is a promising first step that will help protect the local, state, and national economies in the short term,” said MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick Foye.