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The MTA says federal tariffs will add about $1 billion to the trains and buses it plans to buy, and some MTA vehicles are assembled in Yonkers. We look at what the estimate covers, what the MTA has not said about Metro-North's share for Westchester County riders, and the exemption Governor Kathy Hochul has asked Washington for. Westfair reports the $1 billion equals what the MTA plans to spend to replace almost all of the older Metro-North rail cars, though the MTA calls it an estimate, not a final bill.

In This Episode
(0:00) Cold Open
(0:18) Deep Dive: The MTA's $1 billion tariff estimate
(3:55) What's Happening in Westchester: Sidewalk funding and Bee-Line shelters
(4:12) Close

Sources:
- Westfair Communications, MTA tariff estimate: https://westfaironline.com/construction/mta-says-trump-tariffs-add-1b-to-cost-of-metro-north-rail-cars-and-other-rolling-stock/
- Finger Lakes One, tariff estimate: https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2026/10/01/mta-says-tariffs-could-add-1-billion-to-railcar-and-bus-purchases/
- amNY, Hochul on tariffs and the MTA fleet: https://www.amny.com/news/hochul-trump-tariffs-on-mta-fleet/
- Westchester County Board of Legislators, September 28 approvals: https://www.westchesterlegislatorsny.gov/latest-news/board-greenlights-more-than-6-million-for-yonkers-flood-relief-safer-streets-and-better-bus-shelters

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