Subway officials plan to spend more than $1.2 billion on hundreds of new train cars as the agency seeks to modernize the system’s aging fleet. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board on ...

The new cars are anticipated to commence in 2027. Credit: Here Now/Shutterstock. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit Committee has recommended the approval of an ...

"New rolling stock is a huge part of the MTA's fully funded Capital Plan, and now Staten Island is the first borough to get a full fleet of R211S train cars," said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. "The ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The MTA has introduced modernized R211 train cars on the B line, marking their debut in the Bronx. The cars feature wider 58-inch door openings, security cameras, additional ...

Over 400 more propulsion systems for R211 subway cars will be manufactured by Alstom in Hornell. The company announced July 22 that it has exercised the second option with Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. to ...

Well that’s un-fare. The MTA approved a $1.27 billion order of 435 new subway cars – including 80 “open-gangway” cars — then OK’d a plan to raise subway and bus fares to $3-per-swipe. “This is a good ...

QUEENS, NY — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Tuesday debuted two open-gangway cars on the G line at the Church ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit Committee has recommended the approval of an order for 435 additional R211 subway cars. This acquisition, which forms part of a ...