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 ...

New train cars are coming to the Staten Island Railway for the first time in 50 years — but MTA officials couldn’t estimate when passengers will be able to ride them. Siu Ling Ko, the vice president ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.-- A month after making its inaugural ride, the shiny, sleek new train for the Staten Island Railway (SIR) has been pulled from service due to technical issues. Recently, the ...

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 MTA on Tuesday rolled out new train cars on the Staten Island Railway for the first time in 50 years. Transit officials christened the new cars — called R211s — during an inaugural ride out of St.

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 ...

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The Staten Island Railway (SIR) fleet is now entirely made up of new R211 subway cars, replacing ones that have been in service for more than 50 years, MTA officials announced on Sept. 12. The new ...