We're still assessing our options, what we're going to do and when we're going to do it. As of now, there's no date for restoring the conductors. An appeal is being considered.

This was OK'd by [the department of] system safety 20 years ago when these cars were rebuilt.

We're in the process of assessing different things. When we go in, we assess what's there, and what's working. That's part of the process.

With 22 train yards and 19 bus depots, it would be extremely difficult to pinpoint exactly which services will be up and running first.

We obviously disagree with the arbitrator's decision.

We are deeply disappointed in the arbitrator's ruling on New York City Transit's expansion of one-person train operation to the L line on nights and weekends. Although the union argued that the program was unsafe, the arbitrator based the decision on an overly technical reading of a 1994 contract, not safety. We will be reviewing our options over the next few days.