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6895 (renumbered 36895) and is classified as a garbage motor. The mechanical condition of 7267 is unknown, and both cars have not been moved since 2002. In 2009, both cars were stripped of parts, such as sash windows and rollsigns, and are now awaiting scrapping.
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Cars 7055, 7210, 7211, 7243, 7278, 7289, and 7296 were converted to R123 continuous welded rail holder cars for set CCR and overhauled under the R128 program, but were replaced with R157 flat cars in the 2010s and eventually scrapped.
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0R714. The car was retired in 2006 and is now preserved by the New York
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in the 1980s, and the final train of R21s ran on
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The majority of the fleet was scrapped, but some R21s have been set aside for preservation over the years, including:
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Cars 7234, 7241, 7269, 7276, and 7287 were converted to R71 rider cars after retirement, but were replaced with
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fleet started replacing the R21s in the 1980s, and their final day in revenue service was on
December 30, 1987.
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7203 – rebuilt as the "money train" in the 1995 American crime thriller film
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The first R21s entered service on
November 7, 1956. The R21s were replaced by the
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The R21s were numbered 7050–7299. They were similar to the
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Car 0R714 on display at the New York
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16:Retired class of New York City Subway car
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475:Car 7203, rebuilt for use in the film
231:11 ft 10 in (3,607 mm)
215:51 ft 0.5 in (15.56 m)
7:
515:. It is currently in storage at the
431:-powered cars (7050–7174) and
427:There were two versions of the R21:
1409:Train-related introductions in 1956
689:https://new.mta.info/document/25251
223:8 ft 9 in (2,667 mm)
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172:7050–7174 (General Electric)
14:
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435:-powered cars (7175–7299).
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578:. Nycsubway.org. October 6, 2007
449:IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
29:
642:. Nycsubway.org. March 15, 2002
273:78,604 lb (35,654 kg)
263:77,607 lb (35,202 kg)
191:New York City Transit Authority
705:R21 (New York City Subway car)
174:7175–7299 (Westinghouse)
1:
35:Graffiti-covered 7132 on the
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494:7194 – converted to
398:from 1956 to 1957 for the
247:55 mph (89 km/h)
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453:IRT Lexington Avenue Line
28:
1419:St. Louis multiple units
1255:Bluebird Compartment Car
513:New York Transit Museum
1424:1956 in rail transport
1210:BMT (B Division) / SIR
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576:"Showing Image 75365"
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429:Westinghouse Electric
396:St. Louis Car Company
202:Car body construction
56:St. Louis Car Company
1265:MS Multi-section car
1103:Train of Many Metals
1001:Train of Many Colors
640:"Showing Image 3268"
517:Coney Island Complex
392:New York City Subway
314:Current collector(s)
1119:(private operators)
676:"www.nycsubway.org"
662:"www.nycsubway.org"
626:"www.nycsubway.org"
612:"www.nycsubway.org"
598:"www.nycsubway.org"
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206:LAHT Carbon steel
121:Number in service
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318:Top running
286:Power output
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146:1 in storage
144:245 scrapped
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113:Number built
96:Hedley Hi-Vs
52:Manufacturer
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18:
1359:Never built
1313:Work trains
1250:AB Standard
1177:Hedley Hi-V
646:October 18,
582:October 18,
504:Money Train
477:Money Train
416:Description
350:Track gauge
182:44 (seated)
105:Constructed
84:Gibbs Hi-Vs
1403:Categories
1167:Gibbs Hi-V
894:B Division
876:A Division
801:B Division
756:A Division
562:References
459:Retirement
403:A Division
307:Third rail
212:Car length
44:In service
1387:See also:
1340:R127/R134
1270:SIRT ME-1
1162:Composite
187:Operators
161:Formation
151:Successor
66:St. Louis
1217:Elevated
1134:Elevated
1066:Redbirds
964:Redbirds
916:(R-type)
691:page 140
369: in
343:Tripcock
179:Capacity
76:Replaced
70:Missouri
62:Built at
1294:R11/R34
1224:BU cars
1116:Retired
979:R29/R99
913:Retired
748:Current
439:History
364:⁄
1243:Subway
1229:C-type
1155:Subway
868:Future
390:was a
252:Weight
228:Height
1304:R110B
1299:R110A
1024:R1–9s
784:R142A
552:R161s
410:R62As
334:ME42A
332:WABCO
236:Doors
220:Width
1350:R161
1345:R156
1146:MUDC
989:R33S
901:R268
884:R262
853:R211
848:R179
843:R160
838:R143
828:R68A
789:R188
779:R142
769:R62A
648:2012
584:2012
485:R62A
483:The
422:R17s
386:The
299:600
269:cars
259:cars
155:R62A
94:All
88:All
82:All
1376:R83
1371:R55
1366:R39
1330:R95
1325:R65
1320:R8A
1098:R42
1093:R40
1088:R38
1083:R32
1076:R30
1071:R27
1061:R16
1056:R10
1015:BMT
1011:IND
994:R36
984:R33
974:R28
969:R26
959:R22
954:R21
949:R17
944:R15
939:R14
934:R12
925:IRT
833:NTT
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818:R46
813:R44
805:SIR
774:NTT
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544:R17
507:by
400:IRT
388:R21
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