New subway fleet to replace aged train cars, some dating to 1980s, MTA says

A Metropolitan Transportation Authority plan to replace about a third of its subway fleet will allow the agency to finally retire train cars dating to the 1980s. MTA officials on Thursday put out to ...

M.T.A. Aims to Replace Thousands of Aging Subway Cars Built in the 1980s

Transit officials will commit billions of dollars over the next few years to replace Reagan-era subway cars that have aged beyond their useful life.

NYC transit union renews fight to keep two-person crews on MTA subway trains

The Transport Workers Union — whose Local 100 represents many NYC Transit bus workers and all subway workers — is once again ...

Over 80% of subway riders prefer 2-person crews on trains, poll finds

NEW YORK - Over 80% of subway riders would prefer trains to have two-person crews, according to a recent poll. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) reports that a poll conducted by the Honan Strategy ...