The MTA has released its MARC Growth and Transformation Plan, a long-range blueprint that outlines proposed service ...

With wider doors, brighter interiors and advanced cameras, the cars known as the R211 class can now be seen on the A, C and G lines. As part of the MTA’s proposed $68.4 billion five-year capital plan, ...

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THE MTA Tuesday debuted two open-gangway trains on the G, making it the second line after the C to get open R211s, with no doors between cars.

The MTA, too, is eliminating some of its oldest train cars from its fleet, namely the 1980s-era cars with the orange and yellow toned seats, replacing them with 435 R211 cars that will have ...

Though initial reports said MTA would get rid of the cars entirely in 2025, an MTA spokesperson told Hyperallergic that the most recent order of 435 R211 trains won’t arrive until 2027.

If approved, the MTA’s total R211 fleet would rise to 1,610 units. The R211 features accessible seating, security cameras, enhanced lighting, and wider doors for improved passenger access. The initial ...

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is exercising Option 2 with Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. for 435 additional R211 rapid transit railcars—355 R211A/S (traditional closed-end) cars and ...