A ‘Sea Change’ in the Subway: Assaults Outnumber Robberies
While crime remains rare in the New York City subway, a surge in unpredictable attacks, not motivated by theft, signals a ...
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Ride a vintage NYC subway train to the Yankees’ and Mets’ home openers
The New York Transit Museum is rolling out its vintage NYC subway cars to transport riders to the Yankees' and Mets' opening ...
The G train is getting new open gangway subway cars
New open gangway cars begin service on the G line Tuesday, the MTA announced. One open gangway subway train, the R211T, already started service on the G line, and ...
Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains
Google partnered with the MTA on a pilot program that involved using sounds recorded on smartphones attached to trains to detect track issues before they occur.
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Open gangway subway cars debut on the G line
The MTA debuted its open gangway R211T subway cars on the G line at the Church Avenue station in Brooklyn, in service between ...
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Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains
Rob Sarno has been with the New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation ... retrofitting Google’s Pixel smartphones to certain subway cars to collect sounds and other data and feed it into ...
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New York City Transit launches two new open-gangway trains on its G Line
The two new R211 subway open-gangway trains added on the G Line are a part of the agency’s efforts to improve reliability and the rider experience.
G train gets state-of-art, open gangway train, with 3 more coming down the line
A second five-car R211T train is scheduled to begin running on the G line on Wednesday, and another two are due in service by ...
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‘Open gangway’ subway trains debut on Brooklyn’s G line: ‘It’s refreshing’
The MTA rolled out its first “open gangway” subway train on the G line Tuesday, with more expected to enter service in the ...