The MTA’s longtime orange-and-yellow seated subway cars are riding off into the sunset next year.
The state-run agency in 2025 plans to slowly retire its remaining 1,700-plus R46, R62/62A, and R68/R68A subway trains, which were rolled out in the 1980s, PIX-11 News reported citing the agency’s 2025-2029 capital plan.
These trains — which are also known for their back-to-back double seaters — are still running on the F,N, Q, B, 1, 3, 6 and other lines.
They’re being replaced by with the new R211/R211S cars, which already are running on the A and C lines. The shiny new subway cars — which feature wider doors, security cameras and digital displays — have blue and gold seats.
The rollout hasn’t been without some bumps.
In October 2023, the transit authority pulled six new R211 rail cars out of service due to equipment problems — just months after the high-tech trains were unveiled.
