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  2. Redbird trains - Wikipedia

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    Redbird trains were eight New York City Subway train models so-nicknamed because of their red paint. [1] The Redbirds totaled 1,410 cars of the following types on the A Division lines: R26, R28, R29, R33, R33S, and R36. There were also 550 cars on the B Division lines: R27 and R30/A. All were built by the American Car and Foundry Company and ...

  3. Redbird Reef - Wikipedia

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    The reef comprises 714 Redbird (R26–R36 series) New York City Subway cars dumped by Weeks Marine, 86 retired tanks and armored personnel carriers, eight tugboats and barges, and 3,000 tons of ballasted truck tires. From 2001 to 2008, within the vicinity of the reef, the amount of marine food per square foot has increased 400 times.

  4. R17 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) The R17 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1954 for the IRT A Division. A total of 400 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered cars. The first R17s entered service on October ...

  5. R142A (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    The R142A is the second order of new technology cars (NTTs) for the A Division of the New York City Subway. These cars were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in the U.S. at Yonkers, New York and Lincoln, Nebraska, and in Japan at Kobe, Hyōgo. They replaced the Redbird trains, including the R26, R28, R29, R33, R33S, and R36. The R142A fleet ...

  6. R30 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    WABCO ME42B SMEE. Track gauge. 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The R30 was a New York City Subway car model built by St. Louis Car Company from 1961 to 1962. The cars were a "follow-up" or supplemental stock for the B Division's R27s and closely resembled them. A total of 320 cars were built, arranged in married pairs.

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  7. R33S (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The R33S [1] (also known as R33 World's Fair or R33WF) was a New York City Subway car that was built by St. Louis Car Company in 1963 for the IRT A Division. They were purchased for service on the IRT Flushing Line ( 7 and <7> trains), which was the closest line to the 1964 New York World's Fair.

  8. R26 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    R26 (New York City Subway car) The R26 was a New York City Subway car model built by American Car and Foundry from 1959 to 1960 for the IRT A Division. A total of 110 cars were built, arranged in married pairs . The R26s entered service on October 12, 1959, and received air conditioning by 1982. The fleet was rebuilt by Morrison–Knudsen ...

  9. R36 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The R36 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1963 to 1964. The cars are a "follow-up" or supplemental stock to the A Division's R33s, which some of the cars closely resemble. A total of 424 cars were built, arranged in pairs. The order includes World's Fair cars ...

  10. R142 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The R142 is the first mass-produced model class of the newest generation or new technology (NTT) A Division cars for the New York City Subway. It was built by Bombardier Transportation in La Pocatière, Quebec, Canada and Barre, Vermont, U.S. with final assembly performed at Plattsburgh, New York ...

  11. R179 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. 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 . The R179 order originally contained 208 cars that were each 75 feet (23 m) long.