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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
The first R46 trains hit the tracks in the summer of 1975. The 75-foot-long subway cars (marketed as “the finest in the world”) were equipped with rubber floors, fluorescent lights and plastic ...
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MTA to expand subway fleet with R211 cars purchase
The R211 cars are set to replace the aging R44s on the Staten Island Railway and the R46 subway cars, which have been in service for decades on the A and C lines, as well as the N, Q, R ...
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MTA Prepares to Replace New York’s Iconic Orange Subway Cars
A $10.9 billion plan to phase out R46 subway trains from the 1970s and R86 cars from the 1980s, known for their warm-colored seating, is tucked in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s ...