MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) started returning its Bombardier R179 fleet to revenue service Sept. 23. The move follows phase one of a comprehensive review of three production quality issues that ...
You know those old C trains with the ribbed metal pattern on the outside and gray seats on the inside? Often the air conditioning is broken and the cars make for a jerky ride. Well, the future is ...
NBC 4 New York reached out to Bombardier for comment regarding this latest incident. In a statement, Bombardier said in part: "We are working in collaboration with New York City Transit and Wabtec, ...
LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) -- Two cars of a northbound A train inexplicably separated in Lower Manhattan early Wednesday. "I think the shock value of it kind of threw me off," subway rider Hupaul Camacho ...
Two in-service subway cars came unhitched and separated from each other around 1 a.m. Wednesday on an uptown A train near Chambers St. in lower Manhattan, forcing the MTA to evacuate 10 passengers ...
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Monday it will convene a panel of experts to look into its Bombardier R179 fleet -- which has been plagued with a myriad of issues in recent months ...
The newest fleet of NYC Transit subway cars is having a tough time on the rails lately. Dozens of cars built by Bombardier for the latest train model — known as the R179, which now run on the J/Z and ...
The MTA is warehousing its newest subway cars indefinitely — while officials pursue a probe into a series of dangerous malfunctions, the agency said Monday. “We will not compromise one inch on safety ...