You know those old C trains with the ribbed metal pattern on the outside and gray seats on the inside? Often the air conditioning is broken and the cars make for a jerky ride. Well, the future is ...
Congratulations, MTA: You’re the proud owners of more than two dozen high-priced lemons. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has 26 new subway cars that cost taxpayer about $2 million each. The ...
MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) started returning its Bombardier R179 fleet to revenue service Sept. 23. The move follows phase one of a comprehensive review of three production quality issues that ...
The newest fleet of NYC Transit subway cars is having a tough time on the rails lately. Dozens of cars built by Bombardier for the latest train model — known as the R179, which now run on the J/Z and ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK — The first set of new R179 subway ...
The MTA has pulled all 318 R179 subway cars from its fleet after reports of two cars suddenly uncoupling at the Chambers Street A train station on Wednesday morning. There were no injuries among the ...
MTA Vice President for Subways of New York City Transit Sally Librera during a press conference on continued mechanical issues with Bombardier R179 subway cars.Taidgh Barron/NY Post New York City ...