PASSENGERS AND SUBWAY TRAINS ON THE LEXINGTON AVENUE LINE OF THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEM. IN 1970 THE 232-MILE SUBWAY (LONGEST IN THE WORLD) CARRIED MILLION PEOPLE TO AND FROM WORK DAILY, AN ESTIMATED 47 PERCENT OF THE CITY'S WORK FORCE. DESPITE ITS CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE, NEW YORK VOTERS HAVE REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE ANY MORE FUNDS FOR NEW IMPROVEMENTS, OR TO ALLOW THE 35-CENT FARE TO BE RAISED TO COVER COSTS OF OPERATION

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