The MTA’s longtime orange-and-yellow seated subway automobiles are driving off into the sundown subsequent 12 months.
The state-run company in 2025 plans to slowly retire its remaining 1,700-plus R46, R62/62A, and R68/R68A subway trains, which have been rolled out within the Eighties, PIX-11 Information reported citing the company’s 2025-2029 capital plan.
These trains — that are additionally identified for his or her back-to-back double seaters — are nonetheless working on the F,N, Q, B, 1, 3, 6 and different strains.
They’re being changed by with the brand new R211/R211S automobiles, which already are working on the A and C strains. The shiny new subway automobiles — which characteristic wider doorways, safety cameras and digital shows — have blue and gold seats.
The rollout hasn’t been with out some bumps.
In October 2023, the transit authority pulled six new R211 rail automobiles out of service as a result of gear issues — simply months after the high-tech trains have been unveiled.
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