Do not mix subway with rail. NYC has a subway system, it more or less functions independent from NYC's rail network. NYC's rail network covers 4 boroughs and g

Do not mix subway with rail. NYC has a subway system, it more or less functions independent from NYC's rail network. NYC's rail network covers 4 boroughs and goes all the way to the end of Long Island. They are spending $100 million just this year alone building additional freight transfer points in Brooklyn & Queens and adding more marine barge terminals explicitly to remove more trucks entering NYC. NYC's subway network is not owned by NYC but by NYS which is operated by the MTA, they can't really run it themselves and it's a point of political fighting. However, there is tons being done by the MTA while people bitch and moan while dedicating no effort to educating themselves. Over 1k new subway cars are on order (and honestly, there hasnt been a time in the last 2 decades they haven't been, the subway just requires a shit-ton of them). There are track geometry scanning trains that run and down the lines at least once a week per line to scan rails for defects. And they recently acquired another train to do so as well. This helps reduce unexpected failures. They have been replacing all wooden ties with concrete ties as they can. They are also switching out for continuous welded rail as they go as well. Signal work is disastrous because the amount of track (>700 miles) AND multiple subway lines intermix meaning every mixed line needs to be replaced at the same time. All while maintaining 24/7 service, AND DONT YOU DARE DISCUSS HALTING A TRAIN LINE AT NIGHT TO EXPEDITE WORK LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD, you'll be voted out of office.