The new R179 subway cars arrived to NYC for testing at the 207th Street Rail Yard and will run on the A, C, J and Z lines. These cars will be wide and have brighter interiors.

The newest fleet of train 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 C lines ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — The first set of new R179 subway cars arrived in New York City this week. Dozens of trains will be making their way to New York City by flatbed trucks, taking a 300-mile ride from the ...

Transit officials pulled the MTA's 300-plus R179 cars earlier this month after two in-service cars detached as the train was entering Chambers Street station in Manhattan.

The MTA’s new R179 subway cars have failed three initial tests in their first two weeks on the rails. “The issues that have been identified are rectifiable and they have been, which is why the ...

The R179 order is supposed to replace the R42s and R32s, some of the MTA’s oldest rolling stock, and provide new cars for the J, Z and C lines. MTA's newest fleet of $2M subway cars face third ...

The MTA has now pulled its entire Bombardier R179 fleet out of service -- just days before New York City is set to enter Phase 1 of its reopening -- as it launches an investigation into an alleged ...

The issues with the R179 cars, which serve the A, C, J and Z lines, also arise on the cusp of New York City’s anticipated Phase 1 of reopening on June 8th.

The first of 300 Bombardier R179 cars ordered by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the MTA New York City Transit B Division subway was unloaded at 207th Street Yard in Upper ...