The MTA’s recent order of 378 R268 cars includes 11 eight-car trains that will be sent to the C line to replace the still-new, 10-car R211 sets that have been running for less than two years.
According to the MTA, there was a decoupling between the third and fourth car of a No. 4 train, meaning the cars separated.
A subway train crashed into a pipe in Manhattan on Monday, according to the MTA. It’s unclear where and when it happened.
The change, which boosts by $153 million MotivePower’s initial $223 million contract with the MTA, will also help the authority reduce the noxious diesel fumes the trains push out into subway tunnels ...
A subway train came apart in transit Sunday in the Bronx, suspending some service on the 4 and 5 lines but resulting in no injuries, MTA officials said.
The MTA is beginning the process of replacing its older work trains with newer and more environmentally friendly ones. Only CBS News New York got the opportunity to ride the MTA's new battery-diesel ...