train yard in 2022 where he was photographing decommissioned R32 “Brightliner” subway cars. “He was immediately noticed,” MTA’s head of subways, Demetrius Crichlow, told the Daily News.

Say goodbye to the subway’s R32 trains, which have been running on New York’s subway since 1964. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will celebrate the end of the era by running the old ...

Even if you’ve never visited New York City, much less navigated its tunneled underbelly, there’s a good chance you recognize its subway cars. Rolling around since 1964, the R32 (no ...

"They have a bad reputation, sometimes, because they're old," Robert Martzinek, assistant chief mechanical officer of subways at the MTA. "But they actually are a very good running car for their age." ...

where rail fans can snag subway signs, benches, trash cans and even pieces from the discontinued R32 trains known as the Brightliners. Over 1,000 items are for sale. A price guide says the ...

In 1964, the New York City Transit Authority introduced the shiny, stainless-steel R32 subway car. “There was a very special inaugural trip that took place on today’s Metro-North line into ...

The oldest cars on the New York City subway—the R32, known as Brightliners—were introduced in 1964, the year the Beatles embarked on their legendary U.S. tour.