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As a guy who grew up in Brooklyn, I'm glad to see new trains after so many years, but as someone who has been living in Tokyo for 10+ years, the whole system has a long long way to go.

I was the supervisor on the train on the PM trip when the train reached Euclid Av. It was a great ride. My team and I have been testing these cars for the past year, and there is a lot of thought and innovation put into this train. It has been very cool getting these trains ready for the general public.

I just rode in one this weekend. Here's my review: The MTA took away most of the seating in the cars; the not so subtle suggestion is that they want to pack more people in trains and that they are meant to stand up - -shoulder to shoulder. Each seat holds five average sized people on each side of the train; that's very little. They did widen the doors and made a little room for people who are standing right at the door which is a nice touch. I didn't get a chance to walk through the cars as someone had vomited all over the floor on one side of the car so everyone had scrambled onto the other side (and not wanting to walk over there). But I did see panhandlers and people wanting to escape from the vomit, wait for the doors to open at the station before exiting and reentering the train in the next car ; I guess no one knew that these trains are meant to be walked through. The digital display was nice but there were no maps at all in the car; the MTA assumes you have a map on your phone which they should not do . After all, you may be riding the A train at that moment but you are likely to want to transfer to another line so it's a good idea to have maps . Strangely there is a big pole which goes through the center of the seats so it severely limits the seating space. It would have been a better design without this pole. A better design choice would have been to put more poles in the center of the train for people to hang onto rather than have them lurk over the seated passengers . All in all, I give the new trains a C+ . It's nice to see something new but I wasn't impressed. The ride itself wasn't smoother or faster to my estimation and you could NOT understand what the conductor was saying through his speaker announcements; as usual in New York, the sound was muffled or distorted.

NEW CARS BUT ANCIENTS TRACKS ,TUNNELS AND STATIONS !

Thanx for the history of trains. I wouldn’t mind seeing 1960 & 1970 trains still once in a while. 👍🏽

I love those orange seat 70s cars. Don’t do away with all of them. Rock on 1970´s forever !

Unaware, I stepped in one yesterday first reaction was like: "nah, that's not the right train/line I'm used to" and I immediately stepped out. 😅

I WAS BLESSED TO BE ON THAT NEW TRAIN TODAY

Finally trains with open connections between cars like in the rest of the world! This will bring a lot more crowd control and a better atmosphere inside.

Good report. Interviews with a nice cross-section. Excellent call-back to previous/current equipment. Wider doors for wider people.

Finally! I love the trains in Tokyo. People in Japan are raised as train fanatics since childhood. I would love to ride this train when I visit my bro who lives along the A line.

I'm not a native New Yorker. But I am thoroughly familiar with the New York subway and have ridden the IND lines a number of times. For what it's worth, I think it's good that the 8th Ave "A" train should be the first line to get the R211s.

I love the r46. Still use it on my N train commute. Quiet and lights aren't too bright, makes it easy to close my eyes for a bit

I hope NYers would take care of these trains.

Much Needed Wide Doors! 👍🏽Especially for stops like Jay Street & Broadway Junction!

These look like the trains in Korea, and that’s a great example to try to emulate. We have a lot of improvements to make to urban transportation to lessen the gap between socioeconomic classes. Proud of New York!

Those subway cars need to come with security

The R46 trains (1:31) are my favorites. There is ample seating and the rare window seat. Nowadays, on the newest trains, there’s only a row that can fit 6 moderately sized human beings. Not to mention the extremely blinding blue lights. Every new series of trains just removes seats. I wouldn’t be surprised if future trains do away with seating altogether and added leaning planks like they already do in some stations.

The r46 is like the Cadillac of trains to me. They are so quiet compared to the new trains that make all of these loud whining noises when accelerating & stopping. They look classy with the wood and beige wallpaper. The lighting is not overly bright and they have more seats. I'm glad they lasted all of these years. There will still be more to come!

Don't worry about the old trains. They retire in the New York Transit Museum which is in Brooklyn Heights. Just take the F to jay or 4-5-6 trains to borough hall and head over to 110 livingston street. Right below the giant building that used to be the board of education (I believe) will be the new york transit museum where you can find all the old trains. just FYI

I would recommend to put plain-clothes cops on that new train..they will catch a lot of vandals in a couple of days.

Headed to NYC in a few weeks - first time actually in the city and not a layover - and I'm definitely gonna try and snatch a ride on these new train cars

They look good but I'll always like the ones with the orange and yellow seats because it's what I grew up with lol. Also, I hate sitting face to face with others. Some people stare a bit too much...

Is this a new train ? Looks like a 1970's train in Europe 😂

Im a New Yorker and I do not like the seats, I remember a long time ago the seats for the disable used to be in a corner next to the doors, but now they have expanded them and put'em next to regular seats which is dumb, because not a lot of disabled people get on the train that much. There's also no handle on the other side of the seats, which is unsafe because if the train stops unexpectedly, someone might get slided off the seat. Those are my only complaints. Other than that, it looks pretty cool.

Wow, in Melbourne Australia we have had modern trains with the same features for a few years. I would have thought New York would be more up to date.

Now bring an A train that goes straight to Rockaway Park without getting off at Broad Channel to catch a shuttle train. Anyone will tell you that if you miss that shuttle train, you will be standing outside at least 25 mins. waiting for the next one and the Rockaways are 10 degrees colder in the winter. Oh and let's not talk about that wretched drawbridge that always has problems closing properly in the winter.

The new trains look good, but delays, crime, panhandling and homeless/mentally ill people in subways need to be taken care of as well. Riders safety should be a priority.

When you get home after a long day walking the NYC streets and someone has changed your house.

Dude at 0:26 walked out of this dimension

Hold on… they tossed the old outdated trains into the ocean?! Did anyone else catch that or did I misunderstand things? 1:58

Some geniuses already got into a fight on the train and the doors jammed. Also 10+ years for these carts to come to fruition and they already have those new ones planned.

"Open GANG way"

The graffiti guys are on their way 😂

watching that train be thrown into the ocean was brutal

It was my honor to ride them!

I care more about being safe taking the subway than bragging about the new train.

This is gonna be one of those videos that gets randomly recommended to people 10 years from now.

It’s about time we need new trains🌸💜

Huge upgrade, love the new cars! The open gangway style reminds me a lot of the Toronto subway trains which I love. I think New Yorkers will find that this will feel a lot less claustrophobic during rush hour and give people more room to stretch in that "dead zone" area between train cars that would traditionally be blocked off. You see this style a LOT in Europe and Asia.

Why are we always putting Band Aids on The Issues NYC is facing 🤯

These trains make a big difference with more space

Still need to add freaking gates so no one won't be falling onto the tracks

So now we will have 4 people blocking the door.

Did they just throw those old trains into the ocean??! That’s disturbing!

“And I’m gonna rock it” 😄

New York, one of the largest city in the world, in a 1st world country, getting something which we have had in New Delhi for years now, lol.

2:30 - I'd say it's not very likely, since Kawasaki has had a lot of experience with trains (including shinkansen) from their country of origin, *Japan* . So you'd very well know about how reliable and smooth these trains will be, so long as they're maintained properly 👀

The new trains now have cushions on the front so when a homeless person throws you on the tracks you don’t get as physically damaged upon impact

Guys if you don’t know, there’s another version of this train. Its a R211T, like they mentioned the open gangway. Thats the R211T because the R211T has open gangway and i also think it has USB. So theres 2 models of this train. Hope you guys enjoy the new trains!!❤

This is nothing compared to the London Underground. In london the subway stations are so clean and modern.

Before I begin let me establish that I am a New Yorker that lives on the "A" line, therefore, I am qualified to comment with my 15 times a week trip minimum. Everyone is impressed because they are new and "modern" until new and modern begins to fall apart. My biggest issue with these trains is the lack of seating which is inevitably is going to cause crowding at the doors. This line also has one of the biggest issues with homeless people sleeping and doing God knows what else on the train because it takes hours to get from end-to-end for one single ride which takes up seats. Lastly, clearly they don't want people taller than six feet to ride the train as the ceilings are significantly lower than those on other models that are on the line.

They dump the trains in the ocean and call them barrier reefs

Will these help eliminate the signal issues?

Took them long enough. Imagine if the money the government spent overseas we could use it for our own nation and be ahead like japan and Korea with better public transportation. We get clowned on for being “behind” and “outdated”

THAT’LL BE THE LAST TIME HE ANNOUNCES THE STOPS

MTA staff, please go to Asia, please go to China, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, see their MTAs then you'll understand the definition of "Modern MTA". Please go outside of USA, for your own good, you need to see with your own eyes what's going on outside USA, to make yourself better. The same goes to Amtrak staff and top 3 in Aviation.

Those are an upgrade for NYC, although I personally hate that lighting. Feels very industrial. We have similar new trains in DC. But I like the old ones better, with the ugly orange seats. But they’re nicely padded so they are much more comfortable than the new ones where there’s hardly any padding

Unfortunately, we have these kinds of modern subway cars probably 10 years ago in China. Anyway, congrats on the progress NYC has made.

Remember this is New York, those subway cars will be looking like shit in no time. 🤣🤣

Now, MTA needs to sanitize and clean the subway system.

Lol at that siren in the beginning!,usually my dog tries to sound like the siren! Never heard a siren trying to sound like a dog before xD

I wish they would've invested in the crime, homelessness, drugs etc going on instead.

"A little nicer" *walks into a car with a homeless person shitting in it*

0:50 "it's... lovely!" lmaooo

Japan: Oh, we had this type of train right after Fat Man and Little Boy's visit.

Thankfully they're changing things up for the better. Now they need cleaner tracks and stations.

I like how they make it looks so retro lol

Way to go New York!!! From Chicago, Cheers 🍷😎👍

Why do NYC subways always look so clinical with all the exposed metal?

Good to know the people of New York got new trains. I hope someday your subway will look as gorgeous as a subway in Moscow. Wish you all the best from Russia ❤

They will be trashed by people in two weeks.

To me, fighting subway crimes is way more important than the modern subway train!

At a cost of $6,000,000 per car? Wow. It's really hard to imagine how it legitimately cost $6M per train car. Clearly something funny going on there..

I'm glad they're upgrading the trains but let's be honest this is New York we're talking about. They need to up the security for the people whose actually taking the trains.

Nice train. I don't take the A very often. However, what is the point of a brand new train when the tracks and signals are a mess? Also, how long before they become public toilets and trash cans. And, as others have stated, I would rather be SAFE riding the trains than have a new one

I was waiting for this, now my sofa bed fits to transport to new place.

Do these new subway cars have security cameras? That's the most important feature for me.

I hope these new subway cars come with safety, faster and better service.

you know what this means fair hike 5 dollars a ride

In 1997, we rode the new A train before they went in service.

They look great.

Whilat US Subway users are enjoying LED Screens in trains for the first time. China Subway users are enjoying: 1. WIRELESS PHONE CHARGING POINTS 2. FLAWLESS 5G Connections 3. MUSEUMS inside terminal buildings of stations 4. Zoos inside terminal building of stations 5. Availability of FACIAL recognition ticketing system to enter stations 6. Some of the best architectural designs and marvels in EVERY subway station. 7. Real time interactive maps inside trains! 8. DRIVERLESS trains. The levels are different! 😂

Wait a minute! @1:58 are they throwing the old trains in the sea?

Ok but how does this decrease my chances of getting violated by a mentally unstable person or getting robbed while riding the subway ? Lol

Conductor: "I'd like to work with the R211." New Lead Conductor: "R211 it is."

Как же они от нас отстали то. И когда успели? ЗЫ: По Москве получше чем это ходит лет 10 без малого.

The 6 train line needs to be modernized

We been had these cars in SF Bay AREA. Good for them.

São Paulo in Brazil oldest trains from subways and metropolitan surface railways are from 2009, two of the Metro lines are from the 70s and they were updated 3 times since its inception, gangways are staple for a long time now. Line 4 the newest one is fully automated driverless operation with platform doors there's nothing more modern through all Americas, and it's extremely clean, I hope someday NYC have same quality and cleanliness, New Yorkers coming here be amazed by it.

Wow, Chicago has had subway cars with wide doors for decades. And for decades you could walk between the cars in Chicago. And Chicago isn't running subway /el cars from the 1970s and 1960s. I'm surprised New York is so far behind.

Hah! Now the people sleeping on the 1 line will move to the A.

8 days ago, I was the supervisor on the train on the PM trip when the train reached Euclid Av. It was a great ride. My team and I have been testing these cars for the past year, and there is a lot of thought and innovation put into this train. It has been very cool getting these trains ready for the general public.

a nice mix of modern and retro, it kept some of the design of the old subway cars.

I feel so bad for that R211 train because it's gonna be mistreated like the rest of the new tech train

It's about time we see our money's worth.

Ha! Nice rollout plan: Trying out the new trains on the lines running from the Dominican heavy Inwood neighborhoods, down to the West Indian and AfAm populated Rockaways. Once you've thoroughly vetted these trains, have worked out all the kinks, and you know beyond the shadow of a doubt that they're safe... THEN you put some on the 4, 5, and 6 lines. Pretty slick, NYC.

that's cool. look forward to seeing on next trip via jfk to the city.

That's OK yay.. but still stand to the side to let people off just because doorways bigger