The R42 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company between 1969 and 1970 for the IND / BMT B Division. There were 400 cars in the R42 fleet, numbered …

First R-42s in service, May 9, 1969 (in a mixed train on the Sea Beach line). New York Transit Museum collection. Part of "Train of Many Metals" fleet. Collided with "D" train, 59th Street, …

Feb 13, 2020 · William Reilly, the young boy stretched out on the top of this turnstile at 42nd Street, was born on March 14, 1925, the day ground was broken for the Eighth Avenue …

Feb 12, 2020 · The silver half-century-old R-42s, first rolled out in 1969 (the same year “Sesame Street” debuted), will make their last run today along the A line before being permanently …

1 day ago · An old R46 train on the W line at City Hall, March 31, 2025. Credit: ... That’s when the last of the R42 subway cars took a farewell ride on a train packed with rail aficionados. Built …

This Wednesday, February 12th, R-42 subway cars will make their final trip, ending more than 50 years of service in New York City. Please join us to say farewell to this historic fleet. The last …

Feb 10, 2020 · The new cars were recalled for repairs and the old reliable R-42s were again pressed into service; on a recent visit to Woodhaven on January 9, 2020, I was lucky enough …

MTA New York City Transit retired the last remaining R42 subway cars from service on Feb. 12, 2020, ending a 51-year run that began in May 1969. The cars have been used on all NYCT B …

Feb 12, 2020 · The MTA ran the half-century-old R-42 subway cars on the A line for the last time Wednesday, before what is left of the gray, bench seat fleet were set to be taken out of service.

R42 train car used for maintainence purposes running on the F line. The R42 was a train that was built between 1969 and 1970. There were 400 train cars in the fleet which were numbered …