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Something tells me the replacements won't last 50 years.
The structural stuff should be ok, the Chinese electronics will all fail and have to be replaced several times over those 50 years. In the past 20 years Japanese electronics like from Sony that over-engineered to last multiple decades were pummeled by cheaper Chinese devices that people became used to replacing after only a couple years
The R-42's were work horses in the truest sense.
They were made in America.
Manufactured in Missouri by Americans for Americans.
Hard seats.... rough and noisy ride....with the best danged A.C.
The crud they churn out today will last a decade if we are lucky.
Start Saving your money .... taxes will rise soon enough.....................
Good riddance. Largely based on aesthetics, I absolutely hate(d) some NYC subway cars, and the R-42 is one of them. Another was the R-33 Redbird. Hideous trains, IMO!
My favorite train car to date is the R-46, which I came to know and love riding the A.
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