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The MTA is building a solar-paneled roof above a swath of Coney Island subway track longer than a football field. When finished, it will be the largest sun-powered subway station canopy in the nation, transit officials said yesterday.
The cover for the Stillwell Avenue station, slated for 2005 completion, will shield eight train tracks and power about 15 percent of the station, generating about the same amount of energy as 200 average-size single-family homes in the city.
"We're the leader in the transit world when it comes to this," said Connie Crawford, NYC Transit's acting senior vice president for capital program management.
The...