The agency confirmed this week it was pulling six out of the seven ballyhooed R211 rail cars out of service due to equipment problems -- just months after the high-tech trains were unveiled.

The R211 trains are not in service yet, but they are being tested. Friday, CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis hopped on board as MTA officials provided a glimpse of what they have to offer.

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 ...

The brand-new R211 cars made their debut on the tracks at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, on July 1. Photo by Kevin Dugga MTA contracted with Kawasaki to buy 535 of the ...

The R211 will replace the R44, in service in 1972 and currently used on the Staten Island Railway, as well as the larger R46 class, which entered service in 1975. The R46 is still used on “B Division” ...

MTA officials didn’t comment directly on the video. “During routine operations of R211 subway cars in service, New York City Transit crews discovered a faulty gear box in some of the cars ...

Take a look at the MTA's new R211 subway cars, set to roll out onto the tracks of NYC in spring of this year! Menu Search. Log in Subscribe. Sign up Sign in Secrets of NYC; ...

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. The open-gangway cars, ...

It’s all on screens in the R211, the latest development in a digitization push that started in 2017. The screens cycle between MTA maps, notices, and PSAs and advertising.

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 ...