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New York City Transit rolled out its latest generation of subway equipment, the R211 car, on the B Line on Monday (July 21, ...
The MTA’s plan to modernize signals on the G train will take longer than planned, transit officials said Monday, with an ...
The MTA has introduced modernized R211 train cars on the B line, marking their debut in the Bronx. The cars feature wider ...
Over 400 more propulsion systems for R211 subway cars will be manufactured by Alstom in Hornell. The company announced July ...
The first R211 train made its debut on the B Line, marking the first time the fleet’s newest cars are in service in all five ...
The R211 cars are set to replace the aging R44s on the Staten Island Railway and the R46 subway cars, which have been in service for decades on the A and C lines, as well as the N, Q, R, W line.
“During routine operations of R211 subway cars in service, New York City Transit crews discovered a faulty gear box in some of the cars,” an MTA spokesperson said in an email. “As is the ...
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled the first of its new R211 subway train cars to hit the tracks for testing at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Thursday, July 1, after more than a ...
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.
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 ...