Train of Many Metals

The Train of Many Metals departing Brighton Beach on a fan trip, with R11 8013 trailing, taken in June 2015.

The Train of Many Metals (also referred to as TOMM) is one of the New York Transit Museum's nostalgia trains used for B Division excursions. The name refers to most of the cars that were preserved being constructed from steel, and in reference to the Train of Many Colors.

The train made its first run in August 2014, when some of the cars were used on an excursion to The Rockaways as part of celebrating the restoration of service on the IND Rockaway Line. In general, cars may be used to commemorate a special occasion.

Some of the cars are housed in the New York Transit Museum when not used for excursions. Others are stored at the 207th Street Yard.

List of cars and colors

Model Builder Car numbers Livery Era used
R10 American Car & Foundry 3184 Two tone gray with orange stripes Original, when new
3189 Aqua blue, white 1965 to 1970
R11 Budd 8013 Blank, stainless steel 1964 to 1977
R16 American Car & Foundry 6387 Olive green 1954 to 1968
R38 St. Louis Car 4028–4029 Blank, stainless steel 1987 to 2009
R40 4280–4281 Blank, stainless steel 1986 to 2009
R42 4572–4573 Blank, stainless steel 1988 to 2020

References

  1. 1 2 Hoffman, Daniel (August 4, 2014). "Watch the 'Subway Car of Tomorrow' Roll into Rockaway — Its First Run in 30+ Years". Bedford + Bowery. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Vintage Fleet". New York Transit Museum. May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ "nycsubway.org: R-10 (ACF, 1948)". www.nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "nycsubway.org: R-38 (St. Louis Car)". www.nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Overhauled Cars" (PDF). New York Division Bulletin. 29 (11). Electric Railroaders' Association: 3–4. November 1986. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ Ivanoff, Alexander (June 2019). "The R-42 at Fifty Years: A Retrospective" (PDF). The Bulletin. 62 (6). Electric Railroaders' Association, Incorporated: 4. Retrieved March 15, 2025.