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"We're moving the iconic R32 subway cars that had been in existence since ... where they will be turned into scrap metal. The MTA said some parts will be saved and resold as collectibles.
Hermann/Courtesy MTA) These new members to the MTA fleet will eventually be joined by an additional 640 R211s. All together, the agency is adding 1,175 new subway cars over the next two years.
The New York Transit Museum and MTA are bringing vintage subway cars back into service for a few south Brooklyn stations on ...
The MTA is taking a step toward expanding its fleet of open gangway subway cars — and potentially bringing the new-look rides ...
train yard in 2022 where he was photographing decommissioned R32 “Brightliner” subway cars. “He was immediately noticed,” MTA’s head of subways, Demetrius Crichlow, told the Daily News.
The top Metropolitan Transportation Authority brass on Friday showed off some gleaming new, high-tech subway cars they hope to roll into service before the end of the year. So far, the MTA has ...
Marc A. Hermann / MTA We first got a glimpse of new open gangway subway car designs in 2017. The streamlined cars feature a variety of upgrades designed to create more efficient, comfortable ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The MTA has ordered hundreds of new subway cars to help replace the agency’s aging fleet. On Wednesday, the MTA Board approved an order for 640 new R211 subway cars slated ...
Ride the C line? Your commute just got roomier. The MTA on Thursday debuted a new version of its modern R211 subway cars -- one that features what is known as an ...
The MTA plans to order dozens more “open gangway” subway cars and redeploy some of the airy cars the agency already owns to the G line, transit officials announced Monday. The modern cars do ...
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled the brand-new R211 train as the agency looks to revamp its fleet of subway cars. The new cars are slightly wider, and the MTA says they are ...