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Riders reminisce as New York retires iconic subway cars
To understand the significance of the R46 train car, you have to understand a bit of subway history. The New York subway system stands out for the expansive territory it covers, said Andrew ...
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New York City Is Getting Rid of Its Iconic Orange and Yellow Subway Cars
Many New Yorkers feel attached to the instantly recognizable R46s, which debuted in the summer of 1975. Officials say their ...
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In New York, Subway Cars From The 1930s Take Passengers Back In Time
Paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs and vintage advertisements: New York subway cars used from the 1930s to the 1970s are back on the MTA tracks as part of the Holiday Nostalgia Rides ...
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Riding subway cars of 1930s New York, and dressing the part
Nearly a century after the New York subway introduced its iconic "R1-9 ... Though the R1-9 train cars were widespread for decades since being introduced in the 1930s, they were fully withdrawn ...
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Woman Burnt to Death in New York Subway Car as Suspect Watched
(Bloomberg) -- A woman in a New York City subway car was killed early Sunday after another passenger set her on fire and then watched from a nearby bench in the Brooklyn station as she was burnt ...
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Man 'set fire to sleeping woman on New York subway car and watched her burn to death'
A man who allegedly set a sleeping New York City subway passenger a light ... victim who was in a seated position at the end of a subway car. The suspect used what we believe to be a lighter ...