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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction of new open gangway subway cars and their performance
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Demetrius Crichlow reports on the introduction and performance of new open gangway subway cars in New York City's transit system, highlighting their improved reliability and customer satisfaction.
- Open gangway subway cars are now running on the G line, after debuting on the C line a year ago
- Nearly 400 new R211 cars are in service, helping to deliver better service
- The new cars have a mean distance between failure of 220 miles, five times better than the R46 cars they replaced
- This improvement means five times fewer breakdowns, enhancing overall service reliability
Demetrius Crichlow
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You might have seen that our open gangway subway cars are now running on the G line.
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They first debuted on the c a year ago and customers have been loving the updated design.
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We have nearly 400 of our new r two eleven cars in service helping us deliver better service.
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With the mean distance between failure of 220 miles, that's five times better than the r 40 six's that they replace.
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That means five times fewer break times.