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 ...

The MTA has introduced modernized R211 train cars on the B line, marking their debut in the Bronx. The cars feature wider ...

NEW YORK — New York City Transit rolled out its latest generation of subway equipment, the R211 car, on the B Line on Monday ...

Alstom’s Hornell facility will produce propulsion systems for 435 additional R211 subway cars, expanding its role in New York ...

The announcement comes after the second option was exercised with Kawasaki Rail Car to modernise NYCT's fleet.

The new R211 subway car debuted and is now in service on the A-line, New York City’s longest subway line and one that currently has the oldest cars in the subway fleet.

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 ...

The R211 series cars are part of NYCT's initiative to enhance service reliability and modernise services for its customers. The propulsion systems for the R211 subway cars will be produced at ...