Back in August I mentioned the new R160 trains that were going into an in-service test to evaluate their readiness for the New York Subway system. The test period ran for 30 days, restarting the 30 days every time an problem was encountered. Apparently there were a few problems. but they've all been ironed out.

This is great news for everyone that hates those yellow trains with the orange seats that seem to have been placed inside the train by happenstance. These new trains have a wide open layout with handsome blue benches on either side. Come the end of 2007, 700 of these beauties and their digital information screens and automated announcements will go into use on the N and Q lines. Thats great news for the N line, as it is regarded as the worst line on the entire system (along with the W).

The years coming will be seeing plenty of nice new things on the NYC Subway -- these trains, the Second Avenue subway, and the Fulton Street transit hub (one of the worst stations on the system, and also one of the busiest).

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