An R32 car being built. The cars predated the advent of subway air conditioning, with which they were retrofitted in the 1980s. They’ve ran on lettered lines across the city, and in recent years ...

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, not the ...

MTA retires old subway cars 00:42. NEW YORK-- It's the end of the line for many of the old "Brightliner" subway cars that remain in New York City railyards.. They're being floated on barges to ...

A train buff and former MTA cleaner with a history of trespassing arrests on NYC Transit property was ... train yard in 2022 where he was photographing decommissioned R32 “Brightliner” subway ...

The notoriously ancient R32 train cars, which were introduced in the 1960s and still run along the C line, will soon be a thing of the past. The New York Post reports that some of those cars will ...

The MTA is holding a pop-up holiday sale this week, where rail fans can snag subway signs, benches, trash cans and even pieces from the discontinued R32 trains known as the Brightliners.