MTA Chair Janno Lieber leading the test ride of a complete R211 subway train in the Coney Island Yard, scheduled for passenger service in upcoming months. Paul Martinka The MTA insists that Gov.

There's been a major upgrade for the Staten Island Railway. New subway cars now make up the entire fleet. The first R211 cars rolled out late last year, and more arrived Friday. New York City Transit ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Staten Island Railway (SIR) is rolling into the future, one train car at a time. On Tuesday morning, the newest train for the SIR departed from Platform 5 at the St. George ...

The subway’s forgotten borough entered the 21st century Tuesday, as the first set of new R-211 train cars entered passenger service on the Staten Island Railway. The cars — a variant of the R-211s ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority sidelined Staten Island’s newest train cars just one month after their debut — and it’s not clear when exactly they’ll be back on the tracks. Five shiny, new ...

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. -- Earlier this month, the new open-gangway R211T trains were rolled out on the C line, at the 168th Street station in Manhattan’s Washington Heights, and the new cars represent a ...

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 ...