After half a century, New York City is retiring its iconic orange and yellow subway cars. This year, the Metropolitan ...

Whether you’re a fan or not, New Yorkers will be sure to see many more of the new R211 cars in the next few years, with the ...

The good news: at its last board meeting of 2024, the MTA tentatively approved a $1.27 billion contract to purchase 435 new ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City Transit Committee on Monday approved an order for an additional 435 ...

high-tech R211 and R211S cars are already running on both the A and C lines: they're the ones with blue and gold seats, featuring security camera, digital displays and wider doors. What's more, the ...

Although most New Yorkers are sad, some others are excited about the high-tech changes coming to our subway system.

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 new cars are anticipated to commence in 2027. Credit: Here Now/Shutterstock. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit Committee has recommended the approval of an ...

USA: New York MTA has approved a $1·27bn firm order for a further 435 Kawasaki Rail Car R211 Subway cars, including 80 R211T ...

The contract option would bring the total number of R211 cars ordered to 1,610 with 355 closed-end cars and 80 open-gangway cars added.