The new R211 cars come with a litany of new features, like wider door openings, more accessible seating, security cameras, and brighter lighting and signage.
first new subway cars in five years have finally hit the tracks. The R211 cars come with a number of upgrades. Beginning with how you walk in and out, the doorways are 8 inches wider so the passengers can get on board and off faster.
Digital signage is also wider and more visible from further away. And surveillance cameras lined the cars, eight per car with recordings stored for several months.The MTA has spent $6 billion as part of its five-year capital plan to purchase over 500 of the subway cars, replacing the R 46s which first arrived in 1975.
Currently, the MTA is running only one of the new subway trains as part of an initiation to work out any glitches. Officials told FOX 5 NY that if all goes as planned, the new cars will all come rolling out beginning next month.
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