MTA drops $1.5B on new fleet of subway cars in move to avoid breakdowns

Fonte: New York Post

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority greenlighted a jaw-dropping $1. 5 billion deal Wednesday to buy hundreds of new subway cars. The MTA board voted to award Kawasaki a lucrative contract to build 378 high-tech R268s trains to replace the creaky relics of the 1980s that have plagued riders with breakdowns and delays for years.