New York City Is Getting Rid of Its Iconic Orange and Yellow …
Jan 2, 2025 · After half a century, New York City is retiring its iconic orange and yellow subway cars. This year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will begin phasing out the R46 trains and...
An Ode to NYC's Orange Subway Seats - Untapped New York
Mar 8, 2024 · The R46 cars—with their iconic orange and yellow plastic bucket seats set in an L-pattern, faux wood paneling, and tan wallpaper covered in tiny New York City seals—date back to 1975 when they...
R46 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia
The R46s were constructed with sheet rubber floors, plastic seats, fluorescent lighting, spaces for ceiling advertisements, and the use of air springs instead of heavy metal springs. The change in springs reduced noisy and bumpy rides.
MTA to start retiring subway trains with retro orange-and-yellow seats …
Dec 16, 2024 · Starting next year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) plans to slowly retire the R46, R62, and R68 subway cars—part of the MTA’s “B Division” fleet—known for their colorful...
MTA to get rid of remaining '80s orange-and-yellow-seated …
Dec 14, 2024 · The state-run agency in 2025 plans to slowly retire its remaining 1,700-plus R46, R62/62A, and R68/R68A subway trains, which were rolled out in the 1980s, PIX-11 News reported citing the agency’s...
⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Retired Orange & Yellow Seat R46 Subway Cars ... - YouTube
Jan 7, 2025 · With the arrival of the R211A and R211T cars, the 1970s-era R46 subway cars are beginning to be retired. This week, the very first transfer of a retired set ...
MTA to replace yellow-and-orange seat subway trains in 2025
Dec 13, 2024 · NEW YORK (PIX11) – Say goodbye to the orange and yellow seats in the subways in 2025. In the new year, the MTA plans to slowly retire the R46, R62/62A, and R68/R68A subway trains across the...
R46 Retirement and Disposition - RAILROAD.NET
Apr 13, 2025 · The MTA said that it will soon retire its R46 fleet. Riders say they will miss the iconic yellow and orange perpendicular seats that were part of so many memories. NEW YORK — Growing up, Alvaro Hernandez always ran for the window seat on the subway.
Exclusive | MTA phasing out orange subway seats — New Yorkers …
Dec 20, 2024 · Mazar — who did admit she’s happy to see more dedicated seating for the elderly in the new livery — isn’t the only one who will miss models R46, R62/62A and R68/R68A, with their staggered seating...
MTA Prepares to Replace New York’s Iconic Orange Subway Cars
Jan 1, 2025 · A $10.9 billion plan to phase out R46 subway trains from the 1970s and R86 cars from the 1980s, known for their warm-colored seating, is tucked in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s...