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The new-look trains rolling on some of the lettered subway lines offer a glimpse into the fleet of the future. With wider doors, brighter interiors and advanced cameras, the cars known as R211s ...
That sparked an idea to knit tributes to the NYC subway—and now, four years later, they've created an entire subway car interior made out of textiles.
The Golden’s train car is an R9 class of subway cars, affectionately dubbed “Arnie.” The car was built in 1939 by the American Car and Foundry Co. at its plant in Berwick, Pa.
As New York City roasts at 100 degrees, commuters are getting reacquainted with the especially hot subway system, and in particular the infamous hot cars with busted air conditioning. New York ...
The MTA is putting its fancy new “open gangway” subway cars on the slow track. The new cars have accordion-style connectors that allow riders to walk the train's entire length instead of ...
The MTA’s longtime orange-and-yellow seated subway cars are riding off into the sunset next year. The state-run agency in 2025 plans to slowly retire its remaining 1,700-plus R46, R62/62A, and ...
In addition to looking new and sleek, the R211 cars are equipped with monitoring computers that will relay real-time performance information.
New York City's transit authority is one of a few US systems experimenting with using sensors and AI to improve track inspections.