Indeed. I think CTrail also plans to base a number of them at their New Haven yard for use on their new Hartford Line. Hopefully the order means we could see expansion of the service.
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Some will be allocated to that line. They will also run on the Danbury and Waterbury branches as well.
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Same, this is news to me 
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The PATH has published a photo album showing a number of renovation projects currently underway.
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New faregates were unveiled. They aren’t ready yet but the pilot installations are underway. With the inclusion of wider ADA-compatible ones, the door that people commonly use to fare evade can go away, since wheelchair and stroller users can use the wide gate.
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The doors are emergency exits. They will not go away.
Wrong.
They are going away. Those doors are a major sourcw of fare evasion. The MTA required design candidates to be useable in emergency evacuations.
The new fare gates would also replace the emergency exit gate. They would facilitate emergency evacuations, as well as be wide enough for wheelchairs to get through.
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New faregates are now live.
https://www.mta.info/article/testing-modern-fare-gate-designs
https://www.mta.info/project/modern-fare-gates
And here’s stuff regarding PATH:
They announced it’s basically impossible to make the NYC stations ADA accessible and will be updating a feasibility study to reflect current conditions.
And an extension to EWR is low priority.
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The NY Governor shot down a bill that would require a minimum of two people to crew subway trains, even for services that currently have one person (such as the Shuttles). This is good news especially for the IBX, which can theoretically be fully automated since no mandatory crew requirements are needed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/nyregion/hochul-mta-conductors-twu.html
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After they already got rid of half the station agents.
That has nothing to do with train crews.
It has to do with using human beings for service.
The MTA has ordered TBMs for the 2nd phase of the SAS project. The same company that built the ones used for the Hudson Tunnel project will be building the MTA machine. Tunneling will start in 2027 and while the TBM is being built, preliminary work will continue along with setting up access points to insert and remove it.
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Darwin.
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The Chambers Street upgrade was postponed due to Congestion Pricing delays. Now that we’re a year in, it seems the MTA has finally resumed the project.
In addition, numerous historical finishes such as the old tiles will be restored. It seems it’s going to be a much-needed complete top-down renovation.
Under the revived plan, the station will receive historically sensitive repairs to restore its original character while finally bringing some modern basics along for the ride. The scope includes replacing stairs, building new track walls, installing fresh artwork and restoring damaged finishes throughout the cavernous platforms and mezzanines. The MTA also plans to clean and preserve the station’s signature decorative elements, like its eagle plaques, so riders can see the craftsmanship that earned the stop its landmark status in the first place.
They ought to do Bowery next. As that and Chambers are some of the most decrepit although people are more aware of Chambers.
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I didn’t realize it was landmarked.
A lot of the really old stations are. Almost all the original 28 IRT stations and several later-built dual-contract BMT and subsequent city-built IND ones are landmarked, particularly due to their historical significance, architecture, and ornamentation.
The article also makes a mistake, as the “Eagle Plaques” are in the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall 4/5/6 stop. Either that or that station will also get a major upgrade, as it is connected to the Chambers Street station, which has Brooklyn Bridge terracotta plaques.
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I was wondering about the Eagle Plaques. I’ve never taken the 456 to there.