The MTA’s longtime orange-and-yellow seat subway cars are headed into the sunset next year.
The state-run agency plans to gradually phase out its remaining more than 1,700 R46, R62/62A, and R68/R68A subway trains, which were introduced in the 1980s, in 2025. PIX-11 News The report cited the agency’s 2025-2029 capital plan.
These trains – also known for their back-to-back double seaters – are still running on F, N, Q, B, 1, 3, 6 and other lines.
They are being replaced by the new R211/R211S cars, which already operate on the A and C lines. shiny new subway cars – which features wide doors, security cameras and digital displays – has blue and gold seats.
The rollout hasn’t been without some hiccups.
In October 2023, the transit authority Six new R211 rail cars taken out of service Due to equipment problems – just months after the high-tech trains were unveiled.
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