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585:Linden Yard
413:Description
327:Track gauge
176:70 (seated)
93:Constructed
1507:Categories
1271:Gibbs Hi-V
998:B Division
980:A Division
905:B Division
860:A Division
637:References
515:Retirement
435:R1–9 fleet
384:B Division
206:Car length
83:BMT Zephyr
60:In service
1491:See also:
1444:R127/R134
1374:SIRT ME-1
1266:Composite
716:17 August
621:King Kong
533:BMT lines
321:ME42 SMEE
286:UPC631A;
181:Operators
168:6300–6499
157:Formation
143:Successor
96:1954–1955
63:1955–1987
1321:Elevated
1238:Elevated
1170:Redbirds
1068:Redbirds
1020:(R-type)
422:and the
346: in
173:Capacity
109:Scrapped
79:Replaced
1398:R11/R34
1328:BU cars
1220:Retired
1083:R29/R99
1017:Retired
852:Current
711:SubChat
469:History
341:⁄
281:1240A4
277:1447C;
37:on the
1347:Subway
1333:C-type
1259:Subway
972:Future
790:
760:"IMDb"
691:Before
367:was a
256:Weight
222:Height
1408:R110B
1403:R110A
1128:R1–9s
888:R142A
695:After
319:WABCO
240:Doors
214:Width
74:, USA
1454:R161
1449:R156
1250:MUDC
1093:R33S
1005:R268
988:R262
957:R211
952:R179
947:R160
942:R143
932:R68A
893:R188
883:R142
873:R62A
788:ISBN
765:IMDb
718:2020
693:and
565:TOMM
537:R68s
529:R46s
505:R44s
443:R40s
439:R11s
428:R10s
424:R17s
420:R15s
407:R68s
403:R46s
363:The
149:and
1480:R83
1475:R55
1470:R39
1434:R95
1429:R65
1424:R8A
1202:R42
1197:R40
1192:R38
1187:R32
1180:R30
1175:R27
1165:R16
1160:R10
1119:BMT
1115:IND
1098:R36
1088:R33
1078:R28
1073:R26
1063:R22
1058:R21
1053:R17
1048:R15
1043:R14
1038:R12
1029:IRT
937:NTT
927:R68
922:R46
917:R44
909:SIR
878:NTT
868:R62
589:SBK
488:'s
462:R22
447:R44
381:BMT
377:IND
365:R16
151:R68
147:R46
138:196
122:200
22:R16
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1148:R7
1143:R6
1138:R4
1133:R1
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