MTA New York City Transit Acquiring Hundreds of Next-Generation Subway Cars to Improve Service

... test equipment, technical documentation, and training. The cars will be built and tested in Kawasaki facilities in Yonkers, NY and Lincoln, NE. This is the first New York City Transit contract to stipulate that proposers must submit detailed plans ...

Kawasaki Heavy wins $1.4 billion subway car contract from New York transit authority

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday approved a $1.4 billion deal to buy 535 train cars for its subway system from a subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. The contract with MTA New York City Transit includes options for up to 1,077 additional cars, for 1,612 cars total, at a cost of $3.7 billion, pending approval by the board of directors. Kawasaki Rail Car Inc., based in Yonkers, New York, will supply cutting-edge, next-generation R211 subway cars with entrances 8 inches wider than existing cars.