For the new NYC Subway train order, which will see RFPs available on September 8, the current R211 trains, first operated in 2023, will be looked at for design and service issues that have cropped up in the last three years.
For the new NYC Subway train order, which will see RFPs available on September 8, the current R211 trains, first operated in 2023, will be looked at for design and service issues that have cropped up in the last three years. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman)

The MTA has started the process of soliciting bids to replace the city’s oldest subway cars, some of which are more than 40 years old. The request for proposals will be revealed in early September although the contracts won’t actually be awarded until early 2028.

MTA Unveils Largest Subway Car Order Ever, Costing Billions
26 Mar 2026 | 12:31
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Is your daily ride subway train suffering the indignities of just getting old? Up to one third of the cars currently rolling could be replaced in the next few years under a new plan unveiled by the MTA.

”This will be the largest order of new subway cars in MTA history, and we’re modernizing our approach...

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Despite the shops Celtic sounding name, McCabe’s Wine & Spirits is a kosher liquor store owned by an observant Jewish proprietor Daniel Mesnik who must sell the store for the duration of Passover and then buy it back. From left: Rabbi Ben Krasnianski, Daniel Mesznik, Allen Alexis, Rabbi Kalman Weinfeld
Despite the shops Celtic sounding name, McCabe’s Wine & Spirits is a kosher liquor store owned by an observant Jewish proprietor Daniel Mesnik who must sell the store for the duration of Passover and then buy it back. From left: Rabbi Ben Krasnianski, Daniel Mesznik, Allen Alexis, Rabbi Kalman Weinfeld ( Photo: Courtesy Rabbi Krasnianski)

Who Would Sell Their Entire Business for a Week?
23 Mar 2026 | 02:01

The Jewish people are busy now scrubbing and cleaning their homes for Passover. To commemorate the birth...

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