Train of Many Colors
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The Train of Many Colors (also referred to as TOMC) is one of the New York Transit Museum's nostalgia trains used for excursions, which is made up of cars that were formerly used on Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) lines. The name comes from the fact that the cars are painted in many varying schemes from different eras.[1]
During the 2004 Subway Centennial, some of the cars were used for regular service on the 42nd Street Shuttle route. In addition, the cars may be used to commemorate a special occasion (e.g. the opening of CitiField in Queens).
Some of the cars are housed in the New York Transit Museum when not used for excursions (R12, R15, R17, and R33S).[2] Others are stored at the 207th Street Yard.
List of cars and colors
There are 17 cars painted in various schemes, as listed below.
Model | Builder | Car numbers | Livery | Era used |
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R12 | American Car & Foundry | 5760 | Two tone gray with orange stripes[2] | Original, when new |
R15 | 6239 | Maroon with tan stripe[2] | Original, when new | |
R17 | St. Louis Car Company | 6609 | Maroon[2] | Original, when new |
R33 | 9010–9011 9206–9207 |
Silver with blue stripe | 1971–early 1980s | |
9016–9017 | Watermelon red with yellow handlebars | Original, when new | ||
9068 | Kale green | 1985–1988 | ||
9069 | Tuscan red with silver roof ("Redbird") | 1987 to retirement | ||
R33S | 9306–9308[3] | 1964 World's Fair aqua blue and white | Original, when new | |
9310[3] | Tuscan red with silver roof ("Redbird") | 1984 to retirement | ||
R36 | 9586–9587 | 1984 to retirement |
References
- ^ http://www.mta.info/news/2013/07/10/lirr-provides-extra-service-all-star-game-events New York City Transit's 'Train of Many Colors'
- ^ a b c d "Vintage Fleet". New York Transit Museum. 10 May 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ a b www.facebook.com https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/89895068842/10155088779783843. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
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- New York City Transit Subway Centennial press release[permanent dead link], describing two museum trains that ran in 2004 in route service.[dead link]
- New York City Transit's 'Train of Many Colors'
External links
Media related to Train of Many Colors at Wikimedia Commons
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