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MTA to expand subway fleet with R211 cars purchase
The R211 features accessible seating, security cameras, enhanced lighting, and wider doors for improved passenger access. The initial contract with Kawasaki Rail Car to deliver 535 subway cars was ...
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Cameras Will be in 435 New Subway Cars that MTA Wants to Buy for $1.27B–But Only If New Budget Gets OK
the MTA Board awarded the original contract to Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. to design, build and deliver 535 subway cars, comprised of 440 closed-end cars (R211A), 20 open-gangway (R211T) and 75 cars for ...
The New York Times10mon
Inside the Massive Repair Shops Where Subway Cars Go for a Makeover
The average New York City subway car travels roughly ... Leonard Mereigh, a Kawasaki representative, inspects the oil level in an R211 gear case at the Coney Island Overhaul Shop.
International Railway Journal7y
Kawasaki chosen for $US 1.4bn New York Subway car order
THE Board of New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) voted on January 24 to approve New York City Transit's decision to award a contract to Kawasaki for ...
International Railway Journal2y
New York exercises option with Kawasaki for 640 metro cars
THE Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board’s New York City Transit (NYCT) committee has approved exercising an option with Kawasaki for 640 R211 metro cars ... The new cars, initially ...
Smithsonian Magazine27d
New York City Is Getting Rid of Its Iconic Orange and Yellow Subway Cars
Officials say their replacements will arrive by 2027 Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent The R46 trains started running in the subway system ... MTA report. The R211 cars will be equipped with ...