An E subway train. (Shutterstock) “NYC Transit engineers are reviewing why wheels on some R160 cars appear to have worn down sooner than anticipated, requiring nonurgent repairs,” William ...

Every single wheel, motor, brake, axle, wire and door on every subway car gets completely refurbished every six to 12 years at the Coney Island Overhaul Shop in Brooklyn or its sister facility at ...

The agency confirmed this week it was pulling six out of the seven ballyhooed R211 rail cars out of service due to equipment problems -- just months after the high-tech trains were unveiled.

A mysterious track defect somewhere along a major New York City subway line is wearing out the wheels on subway cars, causing ...

The average New York City subway car travels roughly 53,000 miles per year across some of the oldest transit infrastructure in ... and Joshua Zailabdeen stacking old subway wheels to be recycled.