The Staten Island Railway’s cars are long overdue for an upgrade. Cars currently running on the system were introduced over 50 years ago, but they are soon going to be replaced. This week, five brand ...

There's been a major upgrade for the Staten Island Railway. New subway cars now make up the entire fleet. The first R211 cars rolled out late last year, and more arrived Friday. New York City Transit ...

The subway’s forgotten borough entered the 21st century Tuesday, as the first set of new R-211 train cars entered passenger service on the Staten Island Railway. The cars — a variant of the R-211s ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Railway is one step closer to a full upgrade, as a majority of the new train cars have arrived on the borough’s lone rail line -- however some riders are ...

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Oct. 18 rolled out a five-car set of “standard” (non-open-gangway) Kawasaki R211S rapid transit cars for service on MTA Staten Island ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Six out of seven trains comprised of the MTA’s brand new R211 subway cars, which will also be used on the Staten Island Railway, have been taken out of service due to gearbox ...

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The MTA on Tuesday rolled out new train cars on the Staten Island Railway for the first time in 50 years. Transit officials christened the new cars — called R211s — during an inaugural ride out of St.