New York City’s Transit Woes Worsen With Aging Subway Fleet

Commuters board a train at a New York City subway station.Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg

New York City’s aging subway cars are adding to headaches for commuters, resulting in a rise in major delays.

About one quarter of the city’s subway trains are at or beyond their 40-year useful life, according to a report that Thomas DiNapoli, the state’s comptroller, released Wednesday.