Train of Many Colors

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The Train of Many Colors is seen at Rockaway Park-Beach 116th Street, with R33ML 9017 leading.

The Train of Many Colors runs through the 40 Street-Lowery Street staion, with R33WF 9306 leading.

The Train of Many Colors is the New York Transit Museum's IRT nostalgia train used for excursions. The name comes from the fact that the cars are painted in many varying schemes from different eras.

Recently, parts of the train have been used for regular service on the 42nd Street Shuttle route. The train has run regular service on several lines. There are 12 cars painted in various schemes as listed below, 10 of which can be on the train at any one time (11 on the 7 line).

[edit] List of cars and colors

Model	Bulider	Car numbers	Livery	Era used
R12	American Car & Foundry	5760	Gray and blue	Original, when new
R15	American Car & Foundry	6239	Maroon with tan stripe	Original, when new
R17	St. Louis Car Company	6609	Maroon	Original, when new
R33ML	St. Louis Car Company	9010-9011, 9206-9207	Two-tone, silver with blue stripe	1970s
R33ML	St. Louis Car Company	9016-9017	Tartar red with yellow handlebars	Original, when new
R33ML	St. Louis Car Company	9068	Kale green	Early 1980s
R33ML	St. Louis Car Company	9069	Tuscan red	1986 to retirement
R33WF	St. Louis Car Company	9306	World's Fair aqua blue and white	Original, when new
Only 10 cars (or 11 on the #7 line) are run at any one time when the train is operated.

[edit] References

New York City Transit Subway Centennial press release, describing two museum trains that ran in 2004 in route service.

v • d • e New York City Subway

Services	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • A • B • C • D • E • F • G • J • L • M • N • Q • R • V • W • Z

Shuttles (S)	42nd Street • Franklin Avenue • Rockaway Park

Unused or defunct	8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • AA • BB • CC • EE (8 Avenue) • EE (Broadway) • GG • H • HH (Court Street) • HH (Rockaway Park) • JJ • K (Broadway) • K (8 Avenue) • KK • LL • MJ • NX • P • QB • QJ • QT • RJ • RR • T • TT • U • X • Y • JFK Express BMT: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 Shuttles (S/SS): 63rd Street • Bowling Green • Culver • Grand Street • Other

Capital Construction	7 Subway Extension • Fulton Street Transit Center • Second Avenue Subway

Divisions	A Division (IRT) • B Division (BMT • IND)

Lists	Inter-division connections • Lines • Services • Stations • Terminals • Transfers • Yards

Miscellaneous	Chaining • History • Fares • MetroCard • Nomenclature • Rolling stock • Proposed expansion (1929-1940) • Train of Many Colors

See also: {{NYCS lines}} {{NYCS rolling stock}}