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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Retired class of New York City Subway car</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive 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replacement at B ends)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Scrapped</th><td class="infobox-data">2001–2003</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">100</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number preserved</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number scrapped</th><td class="infobox-data">96</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/R142_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R142 (New York City Subway car)">R142</a> and <a href="/wiki/R142A_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R142A (New York City Subway car)">R142A</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">Semi-Married Pairs</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fleet numbers</th><td class="infobox-data">7860–7959</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capacity</th><td class="infobox-data">44</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operators</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Subway" title="New York City Subway">New York City Subway</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color:; background-color:;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Car body construction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/LAHT_carbon_steel" class="mw-redirect" title="LAHT carbon steel">LAHT carbon steel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Car length</th><td class="infobox-data">51.04 feet (15.56 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Width</th><td class="infobox-data">8.75 feet (2,667 mm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">11.86 feet (3,615 mm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Doors</th><td class="infobox-data">6 sets of 50 inch wide side doors per car</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum speed</th><td class="infobox-data">55 mph (89 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data">70,000 lb (32,000 kg) (post-rebuild)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Traction system</th><td class="infobox-data">General Electric 17KG192 (7860–7909 formerly Westinghouse)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Traction_motor" title="Traction motor">Traction motors</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Westinghouse (WH) 1447J/JR, General Electric (GE) 1257F1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Power output</th><td class="infobox-data">115 hp (85.8 kW)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Railway_electrification" title="Railway electrification">Electric system(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">600 <a href="/wiki/Volt" title="Volt">V</a> <a href="/wiki/Direct_current" title="Direct current">DC</a> 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gauge">Track gauge</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="nowrap">4 ft <span class="frac">8<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> in</span> (<span class="nowrap">1,435 mm</span>) <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Standard_gauge" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard gauge">standard gauge</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>R28</b> was a <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Subway" title="New York City Subway">New York City Subway</a> car model built by <a href="/wiki/American_Car_and_Foundry" class="mw-redirect" title="American Car and Foundry">American Car and Foundry</a> (ACF) from 1960 to 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-historic_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historic-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cars were a "follow-up" or supplemental stock for the <a href="/wiki/A_Division_(New_York_City_Subway)" title="A Division (New York City Subway)">A Division</a>'s <a href="/wiki/R26_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R26 (New York City Subway car)">R26s</a> and closely resemble them. The average car cost per R28 was $114,495.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of 100 cars were built, arranged in <a href="/wiki/Married_pair" class="mw-redirect" title="Married pair">married pairs</a>. </p><p>The R28s entered service in late-1960 and received air conditioning by 1982. The fleet was rebuilt by <a href="/wiki/Morrison%E2%80%93Knudsen" title="Morrison–Knudsen">Morrison–Knudsen</a> between 1985 and 1987. The R28s were replaced in 2001 and 2002 with the delivery of the <a href="/wiki/R142_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R142 (New York City Subway car)">R142</a> and <a href="/wiki/R142A_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R142A (New York City Subway car)">R142A</a> cars with the last train running on October 7, 2002. After being retired, most R28s were sunk into the ocean as <a href="/wiki/Artificial_reef" title="Artificial reef">artificial reefs</a>, but four cars have survived. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R28_(New_York_City_Subway_car)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The R28s were numbered 7860–7959. They were the second order of cars not to be built with operating cabs at both ends after the <a href="/wiki/R26_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R26 (New York City Subway car)">R26s</a>. They were also the last passenger cars built by ACF, with the closure of the Berwick assembly plant following the delivery of the final cars delivered in January 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ACF has since focused solely on freight rolling stock. </p><p>Like the <a href="/wiki/R26_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R26 (New York City Subway car)">R26s</a>, the even-numbered car carried the motor generator and battery set for electrical equipment, while the odd-numbered car held air compressor for the brakes. A special version of the H2C coupler was used to link the cars, so they could easily be split if needed, and thus, they were called "semi-permanent pairs". Only the No.1 end had the operator controls. The No.2 end had conductor controls only. Although referred to as the "blind end", these ends did have windows for the conductor. </p><p>The R28s wore several paint schemes during their service lives. The cars were delivered in a dark olive green paint scheme similar to the <a href="/wiki/R21_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R21 (New York City Subway car)">R21s</a>, <a href="/wiki/R22_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R22 (New York City Subway car)">R22s</a>, and <a href="/wiki/R26_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R26 (New York City Subway car)">R26s</a>. In 1970–1975, the R28s were repainted into the MTA corporate silver and blue scheme.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1982–1983, the R28s were repainted full white (roof, bonnets, and sides were all painted white) in an attempt to combat <a href="/wiki/Graffiti" title="Graffiti">graffiti</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-erausa.org_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-erausa.org-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During rebuilding by <a href="/wiki/Morrison%E2%80%93Knudsen" title="Morrison–Knudsen">Morrison–Knudsen</a> at <a href="/wiki/Hornell,_New_York" title="Hornell, New York">Hornell, New York</a>, from 1985 to 1987, the R28s were repainted into <a href="/wiki/Redbird_trains" title="Redbird trains">Redbirds</a> with a deep maroon red body, black front bonnets and anti-climbers, and a silver roof. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R28_(New_York_City_Subway_car)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R28_(New_York_City_Subway_car)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first set of R28s was delivered in mid-1960 and placed into service on the <a href="/wiki/6_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="6 (New York City Subway service)">6</a> train in late-1960. By January 1961, all cars have been delivered. Since delivered, the R28s have been assigned exclusively to the <a href="/wiki/6_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="6 (New York City Subway service)">6</a> until February 16, 1966, when all of the <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">GE</a> cars were moved to the <a href="/wiki/2_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="2 (New York City Subway service)">2</a>, <a href="/wiki/4_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="4 (New York City Subway service)">4</a>, and <a href="/wiki/5_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="5 (New York City Subway service)">5</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Late_1970s–Late_1980s"><span id="Late_1970s.E2.80.93Late_1980s"></span>Late 1970s–Late 1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R28_(New_York_City_Subway_car)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Late 1970s–Late 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The R28s were removed from the <a href="/wiki/4_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="4 (New York City Subway service)">4</a> in October 1976, and the <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">GE</a> cars were assigned to the <a href="/wiki/2_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="2 (New York City Subway service)">2</a> and <a href="/wiki/5_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="5 (New York City Subway service)">5</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_Electric_(1886)" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse Electric (1886)">Westinghouse</a> R28s were assigned exclusively to the <a href="/wiki/6_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="6 (New York City Subway service)">6</a>, except from June 23, 1980, to August 1981, when cars 7861 (mated to <a href="/wiki/R26_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R26 (New York City Subway car)">R26</a> 7858, 7870–7871, and 7880–7881) were assigned to the <a href="/wiki/7_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="7 (New York City Subway service)">7</a>. </p><p>In January 1983, the R28s were removed from the <a href="/wiki/5_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="5 (New York City Subway service)">5</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">GE</a> cars were assigned exclusively to the <a href="/wiki/2_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="2 (New York City Subway service)">2</a>. In May 1983, <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_Electric_(1886)" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse Electric (1886)">Westinghouse</a> R28s 7870–7871 and 7880–7881 were returned to the <a href="/wiki/7_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="7 (New York City Subway service)">7</a> to fill in for the <a href="/wiki/R33S_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R33S (New York City Subway car)">R33Ss</a> and World's Fair <a href="/wiki/R36_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R36 (New York City Subway car)">R36s</a> while they were being rebuilt. In January 1985, <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">GE</a> cars 7913 and 7928 were assigned to the <a href="/wiki/42nd_Street_Shuttle" title="42nd Street Shuttle">42nd Street Shuttle</a> until March 24, 1986, when those cars were moved to the <a href="/wiki/5_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="5 (New York City Subway service)">5</a>. Those cars returned to the <a href="/wiki/2_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="2 (New York City Subway service)">2</a> on May 4, 1986, right before those cars were rebuilt.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rebuilding">Rebuilding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R28_(New_York_City_Subway_car)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Rebuilding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 1982, all cars in this series had received air conditioning as part of a retrofitting program to replace the cars' original Axiflow ceiling fans. </p><p>Rebuilt by <a href="/wiki/Morrison%E2%80%93Knudsen" title="Morrison–Knudsen">Morrison–Knudsen</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hornell,_New_York" title="Hornell, New York">Hornell, New York</a> between 1985 and 1987, the R28s were repainted as <a href="/wiki/Redbird_trains" title="Redbird trains">Redbirds</a> and were the first cars to be repainted in the scheme. All <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_Electric_(1886)" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse Electric (1886)">Westinghouse</a> cars were refitted with <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">GE</a> equipment. </p><p>Before they were rebuilt, the R28 cars were grouped as follows: </p> <ul><li>Cars 7860–7909 had <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_Electric_(1886)" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse Electric (1886)">Westinghouse</a> electrical equipment<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Cars 7910–7959 had <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a> electrical equipment<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Beginning in September 1985, the first un-rebuilt <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">GE</a> R28s were removed from service to be sent out for rebuilding. By the end of July 1986, the last un-rebuilt <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">GE</a> R28s were removed from the <a href="/wiki/2_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="2 (New York City Subway service)">2</a> service. The first <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_Electric_(1886)" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse Electric (1886)">Westinghouse</a> cars were sent to be rebuilt in March 1986, and by March 7, 1987, the last R28s were removed from service on the <a href="/wiki/6_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="6 (New York City Subway service)">6</a> to be sent out for rebuilding. The first rebuilt R28s entered service on the <a href="/wiki/2_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="2 (New York City Subway service)">2</a> in February 1986. By October 22, 1987, all rebuilt cars were in service.<sup id="cite_ref-erausa.org_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-erausa.org-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After rebuilding, all R28s were assigned exclusively to the <a href="/wiki/2_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="2 (New York City Subway service)">2</a> until May 1995, when all cars were moved to the <a href="/wiki/5_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="5 (New York City Subway service)">5</a> to improve fleet reliability.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The R28s retained their original H2C couplers on both ends until 1991, when the new Scheduled Maintenance System (SMS) program began. During this time, the R28s were mated numerically and the original H2C couplers on the ends with conductor's controls were replaced with link bars. Prior to 1991, the R28s were often not numerically paired and could also be paired to <a href="/wiki/R26_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R26 (New York City Subway car)">R26s</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-erausa.org_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-erausa.org-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retirement">Retirement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R28_(New_York_City_Subway_car)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As time wore on, heavy service took their toll on these cars. In 1996, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Transit_Authority" title="New York City Transit Authority">New York City Transit Authority</a> announced their plans to phase out the <a href="/wiki/Redbird_trains" title="Redbird trains">Redbirds</a> with the <a href="/wiki/R142_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R142 (New York City Subway car)">R142</a> and <a href="/wiki/R142A_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R142A (New York City Subway car)">R142A</a> fleets, replacing the entire R28 fleet. </p><p>Starting in May 2001, the <a href="/wiki/R33_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R33 (New York City Subway car)">R33s</a> were displaced from the <a href="/wiki/2_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="2 (New York City Subway service)">2</a> to the <a href="/wiki/5_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="5 (New York City Subway service)">5</a> as the R142s entered service on the <a href="/wiki/2_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="2 (New York City Subway service)">2</a>, gradually replacing the R28s. The last two pairs, 7862–7863 and 7938–7939, along with the last of the <a href="/wiki/R26_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R26 (New York City Subway car)">R26s</a> and one pair of <a href="/wiki/R29_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" class="mw-redirect" title="R29 (New York City Subway car)">R29s</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> made their final trip on the <a href="/wiki/5_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="5 (New York City Subway service)">5</a> on October 7, 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After retirement, all but two pairs were stripped to help create the <a href="/wiki/Redbird_Reef" title="Redbird Reef">Redbird Reef</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-historic_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historic-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two pairs that were not scrapped are preserved: </p> <ul><li>Cars 7924–7925 are still on the New York City Subway property; this pair was previously used for work service at the Unionport Yard until July 2013, when they were moved to the <a href="/wiki/Concourse_Yard" class="mw-redirect" title="Concourse Yard">Concourse Yard</a> for storage, along with <a href="/wiki/R26_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R26 (New York City Subway car)">R26s</a> 7774–7775 and <a href="/wiki/R29_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" class="mw-redirect" title="R29 (New York City Subway car)">R29s</a> 8678–8679.</li> <li>Cars 7926–7927 are preserved by the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Railway_Museum" title="Illinois Railway Museum">Illinois Railway Museum</a>. They were modified with <a href="/wiki/Trolley_pole" title="Trolley pole">trolley poles</a> and are sometimes operated on the museum's electrified mainline.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R28_(New_York_City_Subway_car)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-historic-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-historic_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-historic_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFGeorge_Chiasson,_Jr." class="citation web cs1">George Chiasson, Jr. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/A_Historic_Perspective_of_the_R-26,_R-28,_and_R-29">"A Historic Perspective of the R-26, R-28, and R-29"</a>. 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title="R68A (New York City Subway car)">R68A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Technology_Train" title="New Technology Train">NTT</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R143_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R143 (New York City Subway car)">R143</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R160_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R160 (New York City Subway car)">R160</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R179_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R179 (New York City Subway car)">R179</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R211_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R211 (New York City Subway car)">R211</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/A_Division_(New_York_City_Subway)" title="A Division (New York City Subway)">A Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R262_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R262 (New York City Subway car)">R262</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/B_Division_(New_York_City_Subway)" title="B Division (New York City Subway)">B Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>R268</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Retired<br /><small>(R-type)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Interborough_Rapid_Transit_Company" title="Interborough Rapid Transit Company">IRT</a> (A Division)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R12_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R12 (New York City Subway car)">R12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R14_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R14 (New York City Subway car)">R14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R15_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R15 (New York City Subway car)">R15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R17_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R17 (New York City Subway car)">R17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R21_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R21 (New York City Subway car)">R21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R22_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R22 (New York City Subway car)">R22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redbird_trains" title="Redbird 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Division)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R1%E2%80%939_fleet" title="R1–9 fleet">R1–9s</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R1_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R1 (New York City Subway car)">R1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R4_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R4 (New York City Subway car)">R4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R6_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R6 (New York City Subway car)">R6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R7_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R7 (New York City Subway car)">R7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R9_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R9 (New York City Subway car)">R9</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R10_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R10 (New York City Subway car)">R10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R16_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="R16 (New York City Subway car)">R16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redbird_trains" title="Redbird trains">Redbirds</a> 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style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">IRT (A Division)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elevated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Manhattan_El_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="Manhattan El (New York City Subway car)">Manhattan El</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MUDC_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="MUDC (New York City Subway car)">MUDC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Subway</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Composite_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="Composite (New York City Subway car)">Composite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibbs_Hi-V_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="Gibbs Hi-V (New York City Subway car)">Gibbs Hi-V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deck_Roof_Hi-V_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="Deck Roof Hi-V (New York City Subway car)">Deck Roof Hi-V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hedley_Hi-V_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="Hedley Hi-V (New York City Subway car)">Hedley Hi-V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steinway_Lo-V_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="Steinway Lo-V (New York City Subway car)">Steinway Lo-V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flivver_Lo-V_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="Flivver Lo-V (New York City Subway car)">Flivver Lo-V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard_Lo-V_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" title="Standard Lo-V (New York City Subway car)">Standard Lo-V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World%27s_Fair_Lo-V_(New_York_City_Subway_car)" 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