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 ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The MTA has pulled its entire fleet of R179 subway cars, the newest model, over ongoing door problems. The cars were manufactured by Bombardier, which the MTA recently blasted ...

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 ...

The MTA took 298 of its newest subway cars out of service late Tuesday for a “thorough inspection” due to a problem with the doors on two trains. The MTA says no one was injured, but the two incidents ...

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 ...

MTA Vice President for Subways of New York City Transit Sally Librera during a press conference on continued mechanical issues with Bombardier R179 subway cars.Taidgh Barron/NY Post New York City ...

The MTA pulled the entire fleet of about 300 new R179 subway cars—the product of a much-criticized $600 million contract between the MTA and Bombardier—after problems with the train doors. NYC Transit ...

As if the MTA needed more bad news this year, the New York Daily News reports that the transit agency's latest batch of subway cars are failing during initial tests. The models are known as the R179 ...

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 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 ...