Your Tax Dollars at Work - Or Not, As The Case May Be

I'm shocked that New York City transit would have problems with tech. NYC's new high-tech MTA subway cars already out of service

And since a part of this is being paid for by federal funds, it actually is a case of your tax dollars going to waste.

They bought high-tech subway cars that can't seem to manage the basic task of being a subway car.

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

The shiny new subway cars — which feature wider doors, security cameras and digital displays — had issues including leaky gearboxes that can cause a train’s wheels to lock up and drag along the rails.

I bet the digital displays were beautiful!

At the time of the R211’s unveiling, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said the new trains would provide straphangers with “a more modern passenger experience.”

If by that he means "more flash and less substance" he was correct.

The cost for more than 1100 cars was $3.2 billion.