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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 ...
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 ...
More than 80 percent of New York City Transit’s fleet will be equipped with Alstom’s propulsion system upon delivery of all ...
Alstom’s Hornell facility will produce propulsion systems for 435 additional R211 subway cars, expanding its role in New York ...
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.
The agency confirmed this week it was pulling six out of the seven ballyhooed R211 rail cars out of service due to equipment problems -- just months after the high-tech trains were unveiled.
The agency pulled six new R211 rail cars out of service last year in October due to equipment problems that time just months after the high-tech trains were unveiled. Filed under.
Easily spotted down the tracks with its diagonal headlights, the R211 was first debuted on the A line in 2023 after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new subway cars quickly phased out the ...