R29/R99 (New York City Subway car)
The R29 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1962 for the IRT A Division. A total of 236 cars were built, arranged in married pairs. The R29s entered service on April 28, 1962 and received air conditioning by 1982. The fleet was rebuilt by Morrison–Knudsen between 1985 and 1987. The R29s were replaced in 2001 & 2002 with the delivery of the R142 and R142A cars with the last train running on October 24, 2002. After being retired most R29s were sunk into the ocean as artificial reefs, but two cars have survived.
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R29/R99 (New York City Subway car)
The R29 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1962 for the IRT A Division. A total of 236 cars were built, arranged in married pairs. The R29s entered service on April 28, 1962 and received air conditioning by 1982. The fleet was rebuilt by Morrison–Knudsen between 1985 and 1987. The R29s were replaced in 2001 & 2002 with the delivery of the R142 and R142A cars with the last train running on October 24, 2002. After being retired most R29s were sunk into the ocean as artificial reefs, but two cars have survived.
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A graffiti-covered R29 train at Times Square-42nd Street in May 1973
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Married Pairs
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'''General Electric 17KG192H3 or Westinghouse XCA248B
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