The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit Committee has recommended the approval of an order for 435 additional R211 subway cars. This acquisition, which forms part of ...
that the MTA can turn to due to federal laws that require transit agencies work with companies that produce in the U.S. To date, 345 R211 train cars are in operation, mostly on the A and C line.
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 ...