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East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street Station
The East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station is a local metro station, station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 (New York City Subway service), 6 train at all times, and is located at the intersection of East 143rd Street (also known as St. Mary's Street) and Southern Boulevard (Bronx), Southern Boulevard in the Mott Haven, Bronx, Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. The station opened in 1919 as part of an extension of the Pelham Line of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and had its platforms extended in the 1960s. History This station opened on January 7, 1919, as part of an extension of the Pelham Line from Third Avenue–138th Street (IRT Pelham Line), Third Avenue–138th Street to Hunts Point Avenue (IRT Pelham Line), Hunts Point Avenue by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT). Both platforms were extended at the east (railroad directions, railroad north) end in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard leng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R62A (New York City Subway Car)
The R62A is a New York City Subway car model built between 1984 and 1987 by Bombardier Transportation for the A Division. The cars were built in La Pocatière, Quebec, with final assembly done in Auburn, New York and Barre, Vermont, under a license from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, manufacturer of the previous R62 order. A total of 825 cars were built, arranged as sets of three, four, or five cars per set. The cars replaced the remaining R17s, R21s, and R22s, which were all retired by early 1988. The R62As were a follow-up order to the R62 order from 1981, and the second order of stainless steel cars for the "A" Division. The contract had been given to Bombardier due to Kawasaki's refusal to build the additional cars under a separate order. The first R62As entered service on May 29, 1985, and all were delivered by 1988. The R62As are scheduled to remain in service until 2026–2028, when they will be replaced with the R262s. Description The R62As are numbered 1651–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
