Frequent A or C train riders have likely seen the R211 subway cars on their commute. The MTA Transit Committee just approved the purchase of 435 additional cars with delivery expected to take place by 2027.

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 Wednesday is poised to approve a new order with Japanese company Kawasaki for 435 subway cars,

The MTA plans to order dozens more “open gangway” subway cars and redeploy some of the airy cars the agency already owns to the G line, transit officials announced Monday. The modern cars do not have doors between them,

The retro trains with their colorful L-shaped, back-to-back seating will be replaced by the new R211/R211S cars, according to the MTA.