The Train of Many Colors running in service on the 7 train bypassing 40th Street-Lowery Street station, with R33S 9306 leading, taken in April 2008. The Train of Many Colors (sometimes abbreviated 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 Train of Many Colors includes a selection of cars manufactured in the 1960s: the R-33, R-33WF and R-36 cars.
With "Tartar Red" and "Gunn Red" redbirds, Kale Green "Green Machines", blue-and-silver "Platinum Mist" and the striking two-tone robin's egg blue and cream "Bluebird" paint schemes, the festive Holiday Nostalgia Train. While some vintage cars are air-conditioned, many are not. Your safety is important to us! Please walk carefully on platforms and stay behind the yellow line.
Do not sit directly on the platform. Please keep arms inside the train. Walking between train cars is not allowed.
The first car of the train is a magical place for everyone. Here we see the "Train of Many Colors", made up of various assorted IRT subway cars from the mid-20th Century, running along the 7, N, D, and A Lines. Enjoy! Bluebird and Redbird Cars on the Train of Many Colors.
The R33's were subway cars that served in the NYC Subway system from 1962-2003 and was the first A Division (Numbered Lines) set of train cars to be retrofitted with air conditioning. The cars were painted different colors at numerous points during their time in service. Nostalgia Train of Many Colors Rides Again Alight for delight: after a pandemic break, the 2022 iteration of the New York Transit Museum's annual Nostalgia Train is back on Sundays in December.
The Train of Many Colors 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. The museum's "Train of Many Colors" will operate on a new route this year - the 1 line, making all local stops between the Chambers Street and 137th Street-City College stations, from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Nov. 27 and Dec.
4, 11, and 18. The Train of Many Colors also known as the (TOMC) is one of the New York Transit Museum's Nostalgia train. The name comes from the fact that the cars are painted in many varying schemes from different eras.
The Train of Many Colors is aptly named as it has seen many coats of paint. Per the museum, it "includes a selection of cars manufactured in the 1960s: the R-33, R.