New York City Transit (NYCT) Archives - International Railway Journal

New York City Transit (NYCT)

July 14, 2026 | North America

US transit: a case of Long Covid

Ridership on rail transit services in cities across the United States has largely failed to return to pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels, leading to a funding shortfall for operations and a fiscal crisis for some transit authorities, as David Peter Alan explains.

March 23, 2026 | Fleet

New York tenders largest-ever Subway fleet contract

Contract with base order for 1140 cars includes option to purchase up to 1250 more.

December 18, 2024 | Fleet

New York MTA exercises option with Kawasaki for 435 metro cars

This final option with Kawasaki for more metro cars is worth $US 1.27bn.

March 7, 2023 | Signalling

MTA awards Crosstown Line CBTC contract to Thales and TCE

Contract has a value of $US 368m.

December 29, 2022 | Metros

New York Subway traffic tops one billion in 2022

New York City Transit’s (NYCT) Subway surpasses one billion riders for first time since pandemic.

October 27, 2022 | Fleet

New York exercises option with Kawasaki for 640 metro cars

The additional Kawasaki cars for New York Subway will expand the fleet to 1175.

Rail market intelligence to unlock your business potential.

Sign up for the IRJ Rail Brief Newsletter