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Hochul says MTA is planning 'largest subway car order ever,' seeks companies to build 2,390 cars

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) --Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that the MTA is seeking companies to build as many as 2,390 new subway cars as part of a historic order. The governor called it the “largest ...
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

MTA will purchase new subway cars to replace ageing equipment

CITYWIDE — THE MTA BOARD HAS APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF 378 NEW R268 SUBWAY CARS as part of the authority’s efforts to modernize its rail fleet, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday, Oct. 31. These ...
Yahoo

MTA to roll out new subway cars with open gangways on 1, 3, 6 lines

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The MTA is set to modernize its subway fleet on the 1, 3 and 6 lines, replacing decades-old trains. The upgrade, part of the $68 ...
AOL

MTA drops $1.5B on new fleet of subway cars in move to avoid breakdowns

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority greenlighted a jaw-dropping $1.5 billion deal Wednesday to buy hundreds of new subway cars. The MTA board voted to award Kawasaki a lucrative contract to ...
abc7NY

'Mechanical failure' believed to be cause of train car detachment in the Bronx

MOTT HAVEN, The Bronx (WABC) -- The MTA now believes a "mechanical failure" may be the cause behind several subway cars detaching from the rest of a train in the Bronx over the weekend. The incident ...
NBC New York

Goodbye orange seats, hello open gangway? MTA to get new subway cars on these lines

Upgrades are coming to nearly a third of the MTA’s subway cars and it could mean big changes to some familiar aesthetics New Yorkers have grown accustomed to while riding the rails. The agency says ...