Absolutely incredible R142 sign failure
December 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Absolutely incredible R142 sign failure
🥳 Happy 25th anniversary to the R142! #TodayInHistory: #OnThisDay in 2000, the R142 entered revenue service testing in the #NYCsubway. Manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, the R142 was the first NTT (New Technology Train) mass-produced for the A Division.
July 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🥳 Happy 25th anniversary to the R142! #TodayInHistory: #OnThisDay in 2000, the R142 entered revenue service testing in the #NYCsubway. Manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, the R142 was the first NTT (New Technology Train) mass-produced for the A Division.
*me internally yelling* ONE TWO THREE FOUR
February 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
*me internally yelling* ONE TWO THREE FOUR
a snowy day in the bronx
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December 1, 2024 at 5:19 AM
a snowy day in the bronx
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I love R142 timekeeping
October 26, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I love R142 timekeeping
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August 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Is this the best victory announcement ever?
(I'll even forgive the edited announcement from an R142 train coming into Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall superimposed on an R46 coming into the BMT City Hall station)
(I'll even forgive the edited announcement from an R142 train coming into Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall superimposed on an R46 coming into the BMT City Hall station)
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Is this the best victory announcement ever?
(I'll even forgive the edited announcement from an R142 train coming into Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall superimposed on an R46 coming into the BMT City Hall station)
(I'll even forgive the edited announcement from an R142 train coming into Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall superimposed on an R46 coming into the BMT City Hall station)
The AC on the R142 is one of humanities great achievements, entirely undefeated, no heat can beat our king
July 25, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The AC on the R142 is one of humanities great achievements, entirely undefeated, no heat can beat our king
July 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Getting an R142 in the midnight-1 AM hour is always fun because of the absolutely insane time formatting their clocks somehow use to show 12 AM
March 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Getting an R142 in the midnight-1 AM hour is always fun because of the absolutely insane time formatting their clocks somehow use to show 12 AM
Commander is waiting!
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September 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Commander is waiting!
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Ale hrajeme jen fortissimo!
a cartoon of a dog with the words r142 hvac above him
ALT: a cartoon of a dog with the words r142 hvac above him
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April 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Ale hrajeme jen fortissimo!
The cars touted brighter lighting, digital information boards, electronic strip maps, and automatic climate control. These images show a #NYTMCollection commemorative lapel pin for the R142 and photographs of R142 and R142A subway cars over the years.
July 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The cars touted brighter lighting, digital information boards, electronic strip maps, and automatic climate control. These images show a #NYTMCollection commemorative lapel pin for the R142 and photographs of R142 and R142A subway cars over the years.
LOVE an all-IRT commute!
March 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
LOVE an all-IRT commute!
The R142 and R142A were the first car models to use prerecorded announcements. They introduced many riders to the voice of Charlie Pellett. His “please stand clear of the closing doors” announcement has been synonymous with the subway for generations of people in #NYC.
July 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The R142 and R142A were the first car models to use prerecorded announcements. They introduced many riders to the voice of Charlie Pellett. His “please stand clear of the closing doors” announcement has been synonymous with the subway for generations of people in #NYC.
These images show a #NYTMCollection commemorative lapel pin for the R142 and photographs of R142 and R142A subway cars over the years.
What’s your favorite feature of the R142s?
What’s your favorite feature of the R142s?
July 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
These images show a #NYTMCollection commemorative lapel pin for the R142 and photographs of R142 and R142A subway cars over the years.
What’s your favorite feature of the R142s?
What’s your favorite feature of the R142s?
Don't do much of this anymore (waiting for the sequel to get good), but I'd like to think I got pretty good at making stuff for Cities Skylines.
November 8, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Don't do much of this anymore (waiting for the sequel to get good), but I'd like to think I got pretty good at making stuff for Cities Skylines.
The older (pre-R142) subway cars! It's something to do with how they work mechanically, but nobody really knows the acronym
February 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The older (pre-R142) subway cars! It's something to do with how they work mechanically, but nobody really knows the acronym
The R142 and R142A were the first car models to use prerecorded announcements, and introduced riders to the voice of Charlie Pellett. His “please stand clear of the closing doors” announcement has been synonymous with the subway for generations of people in #NYC.
July 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The R142 and R142A were the first car models to use prerecorded announcements, and introduced riders to the voice of Charlie Pellett. His “please stand clear of the closing doors” announcement has been synonymous with the subway for generations of people in #NYC.
Me, interrupting my own monologue about turbocharger efficiency islands to explain that the R188 on the No. 7 line is just an R142 from the No. 4 with a CBTC transponder:
Every car nerd should be a transit nerd.
January 23, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Me, interrupting my own monologue about turbocharger efficiency islands to explain that the R188 on the No. 7 line is just an R142 from the No. 4 with a CBTC transponder:
Because we're going to do this again, here are the tunnel clearance diagrams for the M9, the R142/PA5 and a standard light-rail train.
October 29, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Because we're going to do this again, here are the tunnel clearance diagrams for the M9, the R142/PA5 and a standard light-rail train.
The 1990s saw the same basic conservatism, with slight upgrades to digital display boards and electronic dot-matrix destination signs in the R142, R142A, and R143 trains.
These same practices continued through the 2000s and 2010s as well with the R160 and R179.
These same practices continued through the 2000s and 2010s as well with the R160 and R179.
December 2, 2024 at 11:13 PM
The 1990s saw the same basic conservatism, with slight upgrades to digital display boards and electronic dot-matrix destination signs in the R142, R142A, and R143 trains.
These same practices continued through the 2000s and 2010s as well with the R160 and R179.
These same practices continued through the 2000s and 2010s as well with the R160 and R179.
Manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, the R142 was the first NTT (New Technology Train) mass-produced for the A Division. The cars touted brighter lighting, digital information boards, electronic strip maps, and automatic climate control.
July 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, the R142 was the first NTT (New Technology Train) mass-produced for the A Division. The cars touted brighter lighting, digital information boards, electronic strip maps, and automatic climate control.
To add to the mystery: Adoption of modern features increased the weight of a BART car by ~20%; fwiw, NYCT A-division trains got *lighter* if you compare the R62 to the R142.
In short: whether FRA compliant or non-FRA compliant; whether 55, 70 or 85 feet-long; we could find no other 41% gain.
In short: whether FRA compliant or non-FRA compliant; whether 55, 70 or 85 feet-long; we could find no other 41% gain.
February 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
To add to the mystery: Adoption of modern features increased the weight of a BART car by ~20%; fwiw, NYCT A-division trains got *lighter* if you compare the R62 to the R142.
In short: whether FRA compliant or non-FRA compliant; whether 55, 70 or 85 feet-long; we could find no other 41% gain.
In short: whether FRA compliant or non-FRA compliant; whether 55, 70 or 85 feet-long; we could find no other 41% gain.