With a stainless steel exterior that resembles the side of a soup can and an overall old-timey vibe, the R-32 subway cars—some of the oldest subway cars still running in the world—conclude their farewell rides tomorrow.
“As we continue the work to modernize the transit system and improve the customer experience, it is truly bittersweet to say farewell to a fleet of historic R-32 trains that have served New Yorkers for nearly six decades," said New York City Transit Interim President Craig Cipriano, who added: “A significant amount of history goes along with these trains."
Speaking to the nostalgia of it all, Regina Asborno, deputy director of the New York Transit Museum, told Gothamist that the museum is adding some special touches to the train cars for the final rides. "There will be retirement branding, and new nostalgic touches will be added to the train each week leading up to the final run on January 9th," she said.
That includes this map that was installed on Sunday. Shapiro said this is "a 1964 World’s Fair Map and Station Guide, a variant of the map that would have been found in the R-32s when they went into revenue service . We reproduced it for the retirement trips from a map in our collection."Clarence Riley III was one of the R-32 fans taking a final ride on Sunday. A retired MTA worker, he said, "I wish the entire fleet was still in regular service, that’s my opinion.
Another rider, 16-year-old Jay Shawn from Canarsie, agreed. He said "the 32s" were his childhood train — "I have a lot of love for it. It was the longest-running train in NYC history ... I’m gonna miss it. It’s legendary." There will be three more days of final runs, on Sunday, December 26th, January 2nd, and January 9th. You can find
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