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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s New York City Transit has debuted a standard R211 train on the B line.
Over 400 more propulsion systems for R211 subway cars will be manufactured by Alstom in Hornell. The company announced July ...
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 ...
Straphangers on the G train have a brand new ride. The MTA — with uncharacteristically little fanfare — has replaced every ...
NEW YORK — New York City Transit rolled out its latest generation of subway equipment, the R211 car, on the B Line on Monday ...
The announcement comes after the second option was exercised with Kawasaki Rail Car to modernise NYCT's fleet.
Alstom’s Hornell facility will produce propulsion systems for 435 additional R211 subway cars, expanding its role in New York ...
The first trainset of R211A/S (traditional closed-end) cars to operate on the MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) B Line enters ...
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. "Wider aisles, for ...
So far, the MTA has ordered nearly 1,200 new R211 subway cars — worth an estimated $3.2 billion — that will feature wider doors for speedier boarding, digital displays with more information ...