New York City’s Gothamist recently ran some photos of the new R160-series subway cars being assembled and shipped to the city:
While old subway cars becoming reefs for the life aquatic is well documented, it seems less frequent that we get to witness new subway cars arriving for us humans to use. But look at this, new cars have arrived! So shiny and clean! They have that new subway car smell, with plenty of fare hike topnotes.
Also posted were video clips from a National Geographic series that documented the fabrication, assembly, and testing of the new rolling stock. Here are some clips:
