Of course, the MTA isn't just any parent, and its new baby was something unique as well — an R211 train, set to begin service on the city's A line. But one of the four photos posted by the MTA ...

Lieber, the MTA chair and CEO, expects the R211 debut will be welcomed by long-suffering C train riders. In December, on-time performance for the C was just 69%, ten points below the systemwide ...

The MTA’s rollout of its multibillion-dollar fleet of new subway cars has gone off-track. The agency confirmed this week it was pulling six of the seven ballyhooed R211 rail cars out of service ...

They are part of an order of 535 new R211 train cars being built for the MTA at a Kawasaki factory in Nebraska. R211s without open gangways will start running on the system starting in the spring ...

In 2018, the MTA approved the $1.4 billion purchase of 535 R211 train cars from Kawasaki Rail Car Inc., which included 75 “R211S” cars set to replace the existing fleet of the Staten Island ...

The MTA is not exactly known for its innovation—despite being one of the busiest public transit systems in the world, it still largely relies on decades-old cars and technology developed in the ...

The new R211 train car is part of the MTA’s goal of bringing a modernized subway experience to New Yorkers. “Upgrading rolling stock is one of the pillars of the MTA $55 billion capital program.

Nearly all of the MTA’s brand new subway cars are off the rails. Six out of seven trains made up of the newest R211 cars have been taken out of service due to faulty gearboxes, the agency ...

MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) on Feb. 3 showcased one of the two R211 open gangway subway cars that are currently undergoing testing at the Coney Island Yard in Brooklyn. These R211 cars, MTA says, ...

To date, 345 R211 train cars are in operation, mostly on the A and C line. As of early next year the MTA intends to roll out two new open-gangway trains on the G line — open-gangway cars have so ...

In the new year, the MTA plans to slowly retire the R46, R62/62A, and R68/R68A subway trains across the system. Commuters can expect to see them replaced with the new R211/R211S cars, according to ...