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The Train of Many Colors (also referred to as TOMC) is one of the
New York City Transit Subway Centennial press release
describing two museum trains that ran in 2004 in route service.
New York City Transit's 'Train of Many Colors'
The Train of Many Colors (also referred to as TOMC) is one of the New York Transit Museum
The New York Transit Museum (also called the NYC Transit Museum) is a museum that displays historical artifacts of the New York City Subway, bus, and commuter rail systems in the greater New York City metropolitan region. The main museum is lo ...
's nostalgia trains used for excursions, which is made up of cars that were formerly used on Interborough Rapid Transit Company
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was the private operator of New York City's original underground subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City. The IRT ...
(IRT) lines. The name comes from the fact that the cars are painted in many varying schemes from different eras.http://www.mta.info/news/2013/07/10/lirr-provides-extra-service-all-star-game-events New York City Transit's 'Train of Many Colors'
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
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...
).
Some of the cars are housed in the New York Transit Museum when not used for excursions (R12, R15, R17, and R33S). Others are stored at the 207th Street Yard
The New York City Transit Authority operates a total of 24 rail yards for the New York City Subway system, and one for the Staten Island Railway. There are 10 active A Division yards and 11 active B Division yards, two of which are shared betwe ...
.
List of cars and colors
There are 17 cars painted in various schemes, as listed below.References
New York City Transit Subway Centennial press release
describing two museum trains that ran in 2004 in route service.
New York City Transit's 'Train of Many Colors'
External links
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