MTA's 300 'Lemon' Trains with Door Problems, Fixed and Likely to Return This Week

When the Bombardier R-179's were pulled from service, New York City Transit president Andy Byford said every car would undergo separate examinations from the MTA, the manufacturer and an independent contractor Two weeks and 5,000 door inspections later, the trains are nearly ready. But first, Byford says he wants to review Bombardier's documents.

"I want to get these trains back into service but not until we're absolutely certain and we've been through that paperwork with a fine toothed comb," Byford said.

The cars cost $600 million, were years late, and also had welding issues.

The MTA's next batch of new trains arrives later this year but will be from a different company.]