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The R211 cars will be equipped with more accessible seating, brighter lights, security cameras and better signage. Most of the newer cars won’t actually arrive until 2027, so the R46s won’t ...

Transportation Riders reminisce as New York retires iconic subway cars The MTA said that it will soon retire its R46 fleet. Riders say they will miss the iconic yellow and orange perpendicular ...

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is exercising Option 2 with Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. for 435 additional R211 rapid transit railcars—355 R211A/S (traditional closed-end) cars and ...

The new R211 subway cars made by Kawasaki also sport more modern features, such as security cameras, additional accessible seating, and brighter lighting and signage, including digital displays ...

It’s a common feature in Japan and Europe, but the designers made it extra obvious in the R211. “As we know, many people are just glued to their phones,” Udagawa says.

Since last spring the MTA has managed to roll out six of the Kawasaki-produced R211 trains — each with 10 cars — which do not feature an open-gangway design.

Yesterday, the MTA tested out a new version of its R211 subway cars that features “open gangways,” or accordion-like walkways that connect its train cars.

FLASHBACK: MTA unveils new R211 open gangway subway trains The trains are part of a $6.1 billion subway modernization program that features security cameras at each end.

The MTA on Thursday debuted a new version of its modern R211 subway cars -- one that features what is known as an " open gangway," allowing passengers to move freely from one car to another.

C train riders will be the first to experience the brand new R211 “open gangway” subway cars, which entered passenger service on the Washington Heights-to-East New York local line on Thursday. Two ...