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Train of Many Colors

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Train of Many Colors

The Train of Many Colors (also referred to as TOMC) is one of the New York Transit Museum's IRT nostalgia trains used for excursions. The name comes from the fact that the cars are painted in many varying schemes from different eras.

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 (i.e. the opening of CitiField in Queens).

Some of the cars are housed in the NY Transit Museum when not used for excursions (R12, R15, R17 and R33WF). Others are stored at the 207th Street Yard, 239th Street Yard and Coney Island Yards.

There are 14 cars painted in various schemes as listed below.

References

Train of Many Colors Wikipedia