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The R62A is a New York City Subway car model built between 1984 and 1987 by Bombardier Transportation for the A Division.The cars were built in La Pocatière, Quebec, with final assembly done in Auburn, New York and Barre, Vermont, under a license from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, manufacturer of the previous R62 order.
The R46 is a New York City Subway car model that was built by the Pullman Standard Company from 1975 to 1978 for the IND/BMT B Division.They replaced all remaining R1–9 fleet cars and General Electric-powered R16s, and some R10s.
The R179 is a class of 318 New Technology Train subway cars built by Bombardier Transportation for the New York City Subway's B Division.Entering service between 2017 and 2020, the cars replaced all remaining R32s and R42s.
[107] [108] [109] It also includes the largest ventilation towers in the New York City Subway stations. [107] [108] [85] Originally, the new station was also planned to feature platform screen doors. [110] However, plans for screen doors in New York City Subway stations were dropped in 2012, in part because of concerns over cost and maintenance.
The New York City Subway has opened five subway stations since 2009, and up to 15 more subway stations are planned. However, the 21st-century expansion plans pale in comparison to some of the subway system's other previous plans.
On June 1, 1976, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced changes in subway service that were expected to save $12.6 million annually and were the third phase of the agency's plan to realign subway service to better reflect ridership patterns and reduced ridership.
The New York Transit Museum (also called the NYC Transit Museum) is a museum that displays historical artifacts of the New York City Subway, bus, and commuter rail systems in the greater New York City metropolitan region.
In April 1993, the New York State Legislature agreed to give the MTA $9.6 billion for capital improvements. Some of the funds would be used to renovate nearly one hundred New York City Subway stations, [34] [35] including Broad Street. [36]