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 ...

The good news: at its last board meeting of 2024, the MTA tentatively approved a $1.27 billion contract to purchase 435 new ...

The MTA said that it will soon retire its R46 fleet. Riders say they will miss the iconic train cars with yellow and orange ...

MTA Chairperson Janno Lieber took to the airwaves to defend congestion pricing from what he called “grievance politics” ...

The $1.27 billion package is set to add 355 modern R211 subway cars, plus 80 more that include the European-style “open-gangway” trains. Those doorless trains are set to debut in 2027 and ...

An R211T subway train. (Marc A ... The $1.3 billion order also includes 355 standard R211 cars — the R211A that has been running on the A and C lines. MTA officials say the new order of cars ...

“The R211 cars are much more reliable than the [1970s-era] R46s that they’re replacing.” The gleaming subway cars are equipped with the latest bells and whistles. Doors on the new R211s are ...

The MTA’s longtime orange-and-yellow seated subway cars are riding off into the sunset next year. The state-run agency in 2025 plans to slowly retire its remaining 1,700-plus R46, R62/62A, and ...

the orange and yellow subway seats that pepper many of the currently in-use trains will officially be retired in 2025. The MTA recently announced its plans to replace all of its R46, R62/62A and ...

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 ...