FLASHBACK: MTA unveils new R211 open gangway ... The goal is to really test this out," MTA CEO Janno Lieber said. And now it's time. Riders finally hopped on board a Brooklyn-bound C train.

C train riders will be the first to experience the brand new R211 “open gangway” subway cars, which entered passenger service on the Washington Heights-to-East New York local line on Thursday. Two ...

So far, the MTA has ordered nearly 1,200 new R211 subway cars — worth an estimated ... every car for improved security. The MTA says A/C line straphangers will get the first crack at the shiny ...