Train of Many Colors

The Train of Many Colors running in service on the 7 train bypassing 40th Street–Lowery Street station, with R33S 9306 leading.

The Train of Many Colors (also referred to as TOMC) is one of the New York Transit Museum's nostalgia trains used for A Division excursions, which is made up of cars that were formerly used on Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) lines. The name comes from the fact that the cars are painted in many varying schemes from different eras.[1]

During the 2004 Subway Centennial, some of the cars were used for regular service on the 42nd Street Shuttle route. In addition, the cars may be used to commemorate a special occasion (e.g. the opening of CitiField in Queens).

Some of the cars are housed in the New York Transit Museum when not used for excursions (R12, R15, R17, and R33S).[2] Others are stored at the 207th Street Yard.

  1. ^ "news - LIRR Provides Extra Service to All-Star Game & Events". MTA. 2013-07-10. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. ^ "Vintage Fleet". New York Transit Museum. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2022.