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MTA leaders recently hopped one iteration of the R211, a new, more spacious train that’s designed to speed up boarding and better accommodate disabled riders. Most notably, some of the new ...
MTA data reveals high air conditioning complaints on NYC's 1 subway line, with older cars like the R62s often failing.
C train riders will be the first to experience the brand new R211 “open gangway” subway cars, which entered passenger service on the Washington Heights-to-East New York local line on Thursday. Two ...
New York City subway riders are trying to keep cool amid the extreme heart, where sweltering temperatures can make it ...
The MTA declined to say how many trains it has taken out of service to repair air conditioning units this week. The agency ...
At street level, where the MTA keeps boxes upon boxes of paper archives, a News reporter saw at least two water leaks on a dry day. R-62 cars of the No. 3 line await service in Livonia Yard. (Evan ...
Now the MTA is waving farewell to another transit icon: the famed subway map. ... 22,000 paper maps will blanket the system -- in every car of every train, ...
That year, there were 28 stations. Now there are 472, along with over 800 tracks miles and more than 6,000 subway cars. At its launch, riders paid just a nickel and paper tickets, according to the ...
A lot has changed on the subway in the last 45 years, including stations, train cars, platforms, and even how we pay. But one thing that hadn't changed is the subway map. That is, until now.
The 1970s were known as the Subway Graffiti era in New York City. Here, you can see riders in 1976, surrounded by drawings in a train car. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below ...
The initial contract with Kawasaki Rail Car to deliver 535 subway cars was awarded in January 2018, with subsequent options for additional purchases. Option 1 for 640 closed-end cars (R211A) was ...