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The Train of Many Colors running in service on the 7 train bypassing 40th Street–Lowery Street station, with R33S 9306 leading.

The Train of Many Colors (also referred to as TOMC) is one of the New York Transit Museum's nostalgia trains used for A Division 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 19 cars painted in various schemes, as listed below.

Model Builder Car numbers Livery Era used
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 ("Platinum Mist") 1971–early 1980s
9016–9017 Watermelon/"Tartar" red with yellow handlebars Original, when new
9068–9069 Kale green ("Green Hornet")[3] 1985–1988
R33S 9306–9308[4] 1964 World's Fair aqua blue and white ("Bluebird") Original, when new
9310[4] Tuscan/"Gunn" red with silver roof ("Redbird") 1984 to retirement
R36 9542–9543
9586–9587 		1984 to retirement

References

  1. ^ "news - LIRR Provides Extra Service to All-Star Game & Events". MTA. 2013-07-10. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. ^ a b c d "Vintage Fleet". New York Transit Museum. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Meet the Bluebirds and Redbirds, the most iconic cars in the Museum's IRT fleet!". New York Transit Museum. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  4. ^ a b "New York Transit Museum on Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved September 9, 2021.

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