The MTA board in December approved an order for 435 additional R211 subway cars to run on the lettered lines, including 80 more of the open gangway models. MTA data shows that the R211 cars ...

The new subway map has already been employed at select stations since 2021, while testing on station digital screens started in 2024. All physical maps will be swapped out of R211 rolling stock ...

(photo Maya Pontone/Hyperallergic) 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 ...

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 a ...

“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 ...

and R68/R68A subway trains across the system. Commuters can expect to see them replaced with the new R211/R211S cars, according to the 2025-2029 capital plan. The older cars are well-known for ...

There's a new store that's on the move.The Maryland Transit Administration announced Tuesday the launch of the agency's online merchandise store, featuring "artfully imagined branded apparel ...

Riders now have to pay to ride MTA buses again, and boarding through the front door is now allowed again. It's been about five months since riders haven't had to pay fare due to the pandemic ...

“One of the things that is interesting about the orange and yellow seating is that it was a departure for New York’s subway system. Most of the post-war seat and interior colors tended to be ...

I overheard a man joking with his son that the slightly bouncy gangway section meant that now you don’t have to climb on top of a car to subway surf. Inside, the R211 looks a lot like the last ...