MTA plans fare hike as it OKs $1.27B train car purchase weeks before new congestion toll: ‘Keep the grift alive’
Well that’s un-fare. The MTA approved a $1.27 billion order of 435 new subway cars – including 80 “open-gangway” cars — then ...
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MTA to start retiring subway trains with retro orange-and-yellow seats in 2025
The retro trains with their colorful L-shaped, back-to-back seating will be replaced by the new R211/R211S cars, according to ...
New York City MTA improvements include hundreds of new subway cars and more bus routes
Frequent A or C train riders have likely seen the R211 subway cars on their commute. The MTA Transit Committee just approved ...
MTA sets eyes on Brooklyn Bottleneck as part of $5.4 billion signaling budget
Most Brooklyn-bound straphangers who travel over the Manhattan Bridge are familiar with the moment that the sweeping East ...
NYC getting more open-gangway subway cars amid new MTA order
The MTA board is poised to buy 80 new “open-gangway” R211T subway cars, part of a larger, 435-car purchase option from train-builder Kawasaki that was delayed by the pause on ...
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MTA to consider option for 435 additional R211 subway cars from Kawasaki Rail Car Inc.
The contract option would bring the total number of R211 cars ordered to 1,610 with 355 closed-end cars and 80 open-gangway cars added.