Over 400 more propulsion systems for R211 subway cars will be manufactured by Alstom in Hornell. The company announced July ...

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 ...

Straphangers on the G train have a brand new ride. The MTA — with uncharacteristically little fanfare — has replaced every ...

More than 80 percent of New York City Transit’s fleet will be equipped with Alstom’s propulsion system upon delivery of all ...

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 ...

“During routine operations of R211 subway cars in service, New York City Transit crews discovered a faulty gear box in some of the cars,” an MTA spokesperson said in an email. “As is the ...

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.

Lieber, the MTA chair and CEO, expects the R211 debut will be welcomed by long-suffering C train riders. In December, on-time performance for the C was just 69%, ten points below the systemwide ...

“During routine operations of R211 subway cars in service, New York City Transit crews discovered a faulty gear box in some of the cars,” Eugene Resnick, an MTA spokesperson, wrote in an email.

The G line with new R211 models in recent weeks. (Evan Simko-Bednarski/New York Daily News) The MTA announced earlier this week that at least one R211 is also now in service on the B line.