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The MTA’s plan to modernize signals on the G train will take longer than planned, transit officials said Monday, with an ...
Over 400 more propulsion systems for R211 subway cars will be manufactured by Alstom in Hornell. The company announced July ...
Straphangers on the G train have a brand new ride. The MTA — with uncharacteristically little fanfare — has replaced every ...
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 ...
Some passengers on the B train across the Bronx and Brooklyn on July 21 may not have known it, but they were riding a train ...
More than 80 percent of New York City Transit’s fleet will be equipped with Alstom’s propulsion system upon delivery of all ...
NEW YORK — New York City Transit rolled out its latest generation of subway equipment, the R211 car, on the B Line on Monday (July 21, 2025), marking the fourth route to receive the new railcars and ...
“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 dialed-up brightness inside the R211 trains is part of the MTA’s strategy to make riders feel more comfortable. I was curious about this approach given how overwhelming the train felt.
Five shiny, new blue-and-silver R211 cars are sitting in the yard of the MTA’s Clifton Maitenance shop because of an issue with signal systems that was uncovered during routine testing, an MTA ...
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 ...
The G line with new R211 models in recent weeks. (Evan Simko-Bednarski/New York Daily News) The MTA announced earlier this week that at least one R211 is also now in service on the B line.