NEW YORK -- Brand new subway cars are about to hit the tracks! The R211 trains are not in service yet, but they are being tested. Friday, CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis hopped on board as MTA officials ...

BROOKLYN, New York City (WABC) -- The MTA hosted a special preview event Friday, giving reporters a ride aboard a complete train made up of its brand new R211 subway cars, months before it goes into ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Subway riders rejoice! On Friday, the MTA hosted the inaugural ride on the agency’s new, state-of-the-art R211 subway cars, the first new subway cars to join the city’s fleet in ...

The cars feature enhanced bonnet design, brighter lighting and signage, and digital displays for providing real-time information regarding service and stations. Credit: Marc A. Hermann / MTA. The ...

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 ...

Subway rides are about to get a bit more futuristic. At the Coney Island Yard in Brooklyn this morning, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveiled one of two new R211 model subway trains ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- MTA leadership gathered in Upper Manhattan Friday afternoon to celebrate the first new subway trains entering the fleet in more than five years. The transit authority ordered ...

The new cars are anticipated to commence in 2027. Credit: Here Now/Shutterstock. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit Committee has recommended the approval of an ...

New subway cars that will let passengers walk from one end of a train to another without fear of falling to the tracks will run this fall on the A and C lines, MTA officials said Friday. Two new R211 ...