More than three months after the inaugural run of the first R211 train on the MTA’s A line, the new rolling stock is ready for full service, MTA officials said Thursday. “We’re going to be ...

Shiny new subway cars with dark blue accents took to the tracks of the A train tracks in upper Manhattan on Friday afternoon, becoming the first R211 cars to enter service. “No offense to the ...

The R211 subway cars will replace the R46 models that have been in service with the MTA for 40 years. The first R211 subway cars were put into service on the A subway line in March 2023. Credit: Marc ...

The initial order, the MTA’s first major subway car purchase in five years, was awarded to manufacturer Kawasaki in 2018 and included 535 of the state-of-the-art R211s. The ultra-modern R211 ...

At 2:09 p.m., Oliver got his wish, when the first of the new R211 subway cars to enter passenger service came into view, pulling into the Harlem stop on the southbound express track. The 21-year ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- MTA leadership gathered in Upper Manhattan Friday afternoon to celebrate the first new subway trains entering the fleet in more than five years. The transit authority ...

On Friday, straphangers, representatives from the MTA, and local officials took the first ride aboard a new R211 subway car. The new R211 subway car debuted and is now in service on the A-line ...

The R211 cars feature wider doors ... with the MTA announcing the first round of delays in March 2021, citing production issues associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

I rode in Montreal’s new Azur cars for the first time this fall. Like the R211, they are open-gangway, have illuminated signals around the doors, and also tout lighting as one of its innovations.

Staten Island’s long-suffering commuters were languishing in dilapidated 50-year-old train cars, the oldest in the system, until Oct. 8, when the first batch of sleek, modern R211 train cars ...