A train buff and former MTA cleaner with a history of trespassing arrests on NYC Transit property lost his bid to become a subway train operator when he was tossed out of training class this week.

The R32 is, not surprisingly, a favorite of train nerds, as well as of subway professionals. All of the subsequent New York City subway cars—including the glitzy R179s slated to replace the R32s ...

MTA retires old subway cars 00:42. NEW YORK-- It's the end of the line for many of the old "Brightliner" subway cars that remain in New York City railyards.. They're being floated on barges to ...

An R32 car being built. The cars predated the advent of subway air conditioning, with which they were retrofitted in the 1980s. They’ve ran on lettered lines across the city, and in recent years ...

Even if you’ve never visited New York City, much less navigated its tunneled underbelly, there’s a good chance you recognize its subway cars.Rolling around since 1964, the R32 (no, not the ...

Case in point: The MTA just announced that after 58 years in service, the R32 subway cars—also known as the Brightliners given the horizontal shiny and unpainted stainless exteriors they were ...

With a stainless steel exterior that resembles the side of a soup can and an overall old-timey vibe, the R-32 subway cars began their farewell rides this past Sunday.

The oldest cars on the New York City subway—the R32, known as Brightliners—were introduced in 1964, the year the Beatles embarked on their legendary U.S. tour ...