MTA Unveils New NYC Subway Cars to Roll Out This Year
WEB3 days ago · At the Coney Island Yard in Brooklyn this morning, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveiled one of two new R211 model subway trains and took it out for a test ride.
MTA Unveils New R211 Subway Cars
WEBFeb 3, 2023 · The open gangway cars are part of a 535-car order of the R211 model. That includes 20 cars with the open gangway feature unveiled today, an additional 515 cars with standard futuristic amenities, and 15 Staten Island Railway five-car trains.
Governor Hochul Launches First Open Gangway Train Into Service …
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the rollout of R211T open gangway subway cars on the C line, running between Washington Heights and East New York, and marked significant progress towards increasing cameras throughout the system, with 1,000 subway cars now equipped with cameras.
R211 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia
WEBThe R211 is a class of New Technology Train (NTT) subway cars built for the New York City Subway. Being built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing for the B Division and the Staten Island Railway (SIR), they will replace two aging subway car models: all R44 cars on the Staten Island Railway and all R46 subway cars.
MTA subway cars get ‘open gangway’ upgrade on C line - NBC New …
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · The MTA on Thursday debuted a new version of its modern R211 subway cars -- one that features what is known as an " open gangway," allowing passengers to move freely from one car to another. The ...
MTA to roll out new ‘open gangway cars': what you need to know
WEBJan 25, 2024 · New NYC subway cars will replace the ones that have been running for nearly 50 years. But you're going to have to wait until late 2023. NBC New York's Myles Miller reports.
First R211 Subway Cars Roll Into Service on the A Line - MTA
WEBMar 10, 2023 · In October 2022, the MTA announced Board approval to order an additional 640 R211 subway cars, bringing the total number of new subway cars to 1,175 within the next two years. This second set of new subway cars is expected to be delivered in …
New R211 Subway Cars Roll Out in NYC - Untapped New York
WEB3 days ago · The new R211 subway car debuted and is now in service on the A-line, New York City’s longest subway line and one that currently has the oldest cars in the subway fleet.
MTA Announces First of New R211 Subway Cars Arrive for Testing
WEBJul 1, 2021 · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) leaders today unveiled the first five subway cars of the R211 fleet. The Authority will begin qualification testing on the R211s in the next few weeks, with the cars expected to begin serving passengers on select lettered lines next summer.
NYC subway: MTA's new 'R211' style subway trains hit the tracks, …
WEBMar 11, 2023 · MTA leaders gathered in Upper Manhattan Friday afternoon to celebrate the first new subway cars in more than five years beginning passenger service.