New high-tech subway cars arrive in Brooklyn
Systems will let trains run closer together, more safely
The first five subway cars in the new R211 fleet were unveiled on Thursday at the rail interchange and freight yard at 39th Street and First Avenue on the Brooklyn waterfront.
These new cars, manufactured by Kawasaki, are part of an initiative to expand the use of CBTC (communication-based train control) technology.
Using this technology, the train control continuously senses the condition of the tracks via radio technology. The data then becomes available to the driver and those at control centers.