Crichlow also said Tuesday that the MTA is still trying to locate a mysterious track defect that’s been wearing out the wheels on R160 train cars running on the E, F and R lines.

A typical ten-car train of R160 cars should have 320 such bolts. The MTA said no “systemic issues” were found during the inspections, and officials believe riders are not currently at risk.

In turn, the MTA sent a dozen five-car R160 sets from the G train to Jamaica, where they were configured into six 10-car ...

Those two lines have been testing the new R160 car since last August, a New York City Transit spokesman confirmed to us, adding eight to ten a week. (The initial order was for 660; next week ...

Some good news for N and Q train riders: The snazzy new R160 trains successfully completed its 30 day test period.NY1 reports that an entire order of 700 new trains will be on the N and Q lines by ...

The R160 is part of a $952 million, 660 car contract that will put a test train into the subway system next Summer with further delivery starting in 2007 if all goes well.

Three thrill seekers, all clad in black and wearing masks, are seen on video at the controls of an R160 subway car traveling upwards of 30 mph before they returned the pilfered R train to near ...