For those who are asking, This is not MTA police responding These vehicles with sirens are emergency teams Called CAT teams (combined action teams) Multiple departments responding in one emergency vehicle to a situation at a station, however making temporary repairs to get train service moving Until the personnel in charge of that area arrives to make permanent repairs or whatever the matter is.
Not sure exactly what those are used for but I do know that anything that disrupts the subway system is treated as a huge emergency. One stuck train effects the entire system. If a person is murdered on a train its taken out of service and removed to the train yard for crime scene processing to keep the system running. If you were one of the thousands of people that could be stuck on trains that can't move through the system you'd be happy that they treat stoppages with such urgency.
Same on the London underground, The worst are the "one under" suicides o nthe track. The stations shut ever body is evacuated and the line can be shut for hours.
@@dcallan812 yes , absolutely. People here are killed on the tracks on a pretty regular basis, I mean like once every month. Of course the NYC subway system is massive and runs 24/7/365, but the priority is always to remove the body and get the trains running.
Yes contrary to what some believe, the MTA also has emergency response authority, and with clearance from the NYPD or State can shut whole roadways down. Usually if it happens a Superintendent calls it in and even if the NYPD doesn’t respond or gives clearance the state can issue a temporary injunction and allow the MTA to override command.
MTA Emergency services?, wow... they distinguished and didn't even stick out with Fire dept to urgent fix technical issue for their own railway or something?. cool to know.
I agree but it’s most likely because the site has to be deemed safe before they do what they do. Because technically they aren’t really emergency first responders.
@@ChandlerRFink False - MTA is not a joint NY/NJ agency - maybe youre confusing with Port Authority NY/NJ - you can also see they all have NY plates - MTA is a NY State agency operating in NY with joint ops with Connecticut DOT for some Metro North stations in Fairfield and New Haven Counties in CT.
Even after reading the comments, I'm confused. They're not police, not fire, not EMS, not out-of-state cars. Yet they have blue lights and sirens. How???
@@s2v8377 there has to be a reason for them. Are they transit police, maybe some form of ESU unit? At the same time it does look like a waste of tax dollars! Where do they respond from?
@@HighwayLand They aren't transit police, though the MTA does have their own PD the MTAPD the units here are not apart of MTAPD or MTAPD's ESU. If I'm to imagine they are probably some form of emergency maintenance engineers or something of that nature.
I’m guessing they’re are trained engineers and techs who respond to transit emergencies in the subways, etc. The FD and PD wouldn’t know as much as people that work for the MTA about how to shut off power to tracks, equipment, etc so that’s why these guys are given emergency vehicles to get there quickly.
For those who are asking,
This is not MTA police responding
These vehicles with sirens are emergency teams
Called CAT teams (combined action teams)
Multiple departments responding in one emergency vehicle to a situation at a station, however making temporary repairs to get train service moving
Until the personnel in charge of that area arrives to make permanent repairs or whatever the matter is.
Very nice answer, well said Sir
Thanks!
Not sure exactly what those are used for but I do know that anything that disrupts the subway system is treated as a huge emergency. One stuck train effects the entire system. If a person is murdered on a train its taken out of service and removed to the train yard for crime scene processing to keep the system running. If you were one of the thousands of people that could be stuck on trains that can't move through the system you'd be happy that they treat stoppages with such urgency.
Same on the London underground, The worst are the "one under" suicides o nthe track. The stations shut ever body is evacuated and the line can be shut for hours.
@@dcallan812 yes , absolutely. People here are killed on the tracks on a pretty regular basis, I mean like once every month. Of course the NYC subway system is massive and runs 24/7/365, but the priority is always to remove the body and get the trains running.
@@Sonic-sh2vh |Trains moving = Profit. 👍👍
@@dcallan812 trust me, they don’t make any profit. They run at a constant loss.
@@Sonic-sh2vh you could be right but they will never go out of bussiness and the CEO will still get millions a year bonus.
Yes contrary to what some believe, the MTA also has emergency response authority, and with clearance from the NYPD or State can shut whole roadways down. Usually if it happens a Superintendent calls it in and even if the NYPD doesn’t respond or gives clearance the state can issue a temporary injunction and allow the MTA to override command.
MTA Emergency services?, wow... they distinguished and didn't even stick out with Fire dept to urgent fix technical issue for their own railway or something?. cool to know.
The side lights on that first truck were nice. Never seen red to white to blue.
Nice! Sounds like the Whelen Howler to me.
Super cool vehicles. Nice catch!
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Maybe they should give lights and sirens to Edison, who never seem to get there for hours.
I agree but it’s most likely because the site has to be deemed safe before they do what they do. Because technically they aren’t really emergency first responders.
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Nice video!
Thanks!
Awesome catch
Imagine walking in the streets of New York and seeing a super RARE MTA Emergency Response Team.
:Your brain
WHAT!
Last summer in my trip to NY I saw a few MTA police SUVs and transit police SUVs
Nice catch, I'm amazed they get away with blue rights on the front.
they are tri-state so that's why, a lot of the MTAPD cars are the same way
@@elijahe5224 they''re NJ registered so they fall within the perimeters of NJ lighting laws.
@@ChandlerRFink False - MTA is not a joint NY/NJ agency - maybe youre confusing with Port Authority NY/NJ - you can also see they all have NY plates - MTA is a NY State agency operating in NY with joint ops with Connecticut DOT for some Metro North stations in Fairfield and New Haven Counties in CT.
New yorks lighting makes no sense
Excuse me, DO THOSE TRUCKS SAY MTA? WHEN DID THE MTA EVER WORK FOR THE COPS?
Now imagine if they had announcements “this is a manhattan bound police car”
Wait til bro finds out about Amtrak police
They’re technicians for MTA. NYPD transit bureau patrols the subway.
They are the emergency response team which are technicians
Even after reading the comments, I'm confused. They're not police, not fire, not EMS, not out-of-state cars. Yet they have blue lights and sirens. How???
They subway maintenance
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MTA emergency services??? I don't understand, what is it that they do? How many units do they have? I just don't get it, lol!
@@s2v8377 there has to be a reason for them. Are they transit police, maybe some form of ESU unit?
At the same time it does look like a waste of tax dollars! Where do they respond from?
@@HighwayLand They aren't transit police, though the MTA does have their own PD the MTAPD the units here are not apart of MTAPD or MTAPD's ESU. If I'm to imagine they are probably some form of emergency maintenance engineers or something of that nature.
I’m guessing they’re are trained engineers and techs who respond to transit emergencies in the subways, etc. The FD and PD wouldn’t know as much as people that work for the MTA about how to shut off power to tracks, equipment, etc so that’s why these guys are given emergency vehicles to get there quickly.
@@OutEastLI That's what i'm thinking. It seems like the most logical answer.
They are emergency management and technical personnel, most likely, hence the lights.
MTA does not use code 3 this is not LA
They do now.
Always something for
That dirty hole down there!
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