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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Bon voyage: Old subway cars float off across New York Harbor

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

It’s the end of the line for many of the old subway cars that remain in New York City rail yards.

When New York City put R-32s into service in the mid-1960s, people called the shiny new train cars “Brightliners.” Over several decades, millions of people have traveled on R-32s, but the days when the iconic stainless steel cars were used to transport passengers are long gone.

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