The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), North America’s largest transportation network, recently launched new R211S subway cars into service on the Staten Island Railway (SIR). The cars are part of the MTA’s ongoing modernization efforts and replace R44s subway cars from 1973.

The cars are part of a 535-car order, which includes 440 R211A standard cars with 75 Staten Island Railway cars and 20 cars with the open gangway feature.

The MTA launched new R211S subway cars into service on the Staten Island Railway, featuring wider doors, security cameras, digital route screens in all cars, and enhanced accessibility features.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has introduced the first new R211S subway cars into service on the Staten Island Railway.

New train cars were introduced on Staten Island for the first time in more than 50 years on Tuesday, MTA officials said. The MTA launched new R211S subway cars into service on the Staten Island Railway.

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 that have been running on the A line in Manhattan,