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The Train of Many Colors (sometimes abbreviated 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 (sometimes abbreviated 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, MTA Regional Bus Operations, bus, and commuter rail systems in the greater New York City metropolitan ...
's nostalgia trains used for A Division 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.
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 Citi Field
Citi Field is a baseball park, baseball stadium located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the Boroughs of New York, borough of Queens, New York City, United States. Opened in 2009, Citi Field is the home of Major League Baseball's New York M ...
in Queens
Queens is the largest by area of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is bordered by the ...
).
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.
List of cars and colors
There are 19 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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