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Mar 18, 2019 · Photo by Stephen Mallon. Redbird Reefing, 2001. Photo courtesy New York Transit Museum. The initial impetus for the reefing program was spurred by the mass deaccessioning of “Redbird”...
Redbird trains were eight New York City Subway train models so-nicknamed because of their red paint. 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.
The R-26 was the first of nine types of similar-looking subway cars that would become synonymous with New York City, and as iconic as the subway token. These cars, delivered between 1959 and 1964, collectively came to be known as “Redbirds” — because of the color they were painted from 1984 until retirement in 2003.
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Jun 24, 2022 · Corbis via Getty Images. 4. New York City Transit subway cars parked at the Casey Stengel rail yards in Queens include the newer R62A as well as the retired “Redbird” cars....
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Jun 23, 2022 · NEW YORK – The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) today listed Redbird subway car #9075 – the last of its kind – for public auction. The iconic, scarlet red subway car formerly transported visitors to and from the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and was retired from service in 2003.
18 Photos. R12 Cars. The R12 was the first subway car ordered by the City of New York for the IRT following the city's takeover of the IRT and BMT subways. The R12s were similar to the R10s but built to accommodate the IRT's specifications. The R12s entered service on the Flushing Line during the summer of 1948.
