Public Transportation

NYC public transportation includes subways, buses, and ferries. The subway has 24/7 service. Buses supplement the subway, and ferries connect boroughs. Commuter rail lines like LIRR and Metro-North, plus regional options like PATH and NJ Transit, connect to neighboring areas.

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🚇 Welcome to the Underground Pulse of NYC Underneath NYC's hustle, NYC Subway: trains chugging 24/7, connecting everyone. It's a mess, but awesome and super important. Swipe your phone/card, hop on any line. From the A train in Harlem to the L train in Brooklyn, it's an NYC thing. LIRR, Metro-North, and NJ Transit get you out of the city. It's how NYC moves.

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What is The R142A?

The R142A is a type of New York City subway car, part of the "New Technology Trains" series, used on the A division (IRT lines). They were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and entered service starting in 2000, primarily replacing the older "Redbird" trains. A total of 600 R142A cars were ordered, with 380 later converted into R188s for the 7 line.

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Steam locomotives are trains powered by a steam engine. They burn fuel, such as coal, wood, or oil, to heat water in a boiler. This produces steam that expands and exerts pressure. This pressure drives pistons, which rotate the wheels, propelling the train. Key components include a firebox, boiler, steam dome, cylinders, pistons, and a tender for fuel and water.

The 5 train is a New York City Subway line that operates 24/7 with varying service patterns. Generally, it runs between Dyre Avenue in the Bronx and Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College in Brooklyn during peak hours, making local stops in the Bronx and express stops in Manhattan and Brooklyn. At other times, it terminates at Bowling Green in Manhattan and operates as a shuttle between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street in the Bronx overnight.
The 6 train, also known as the Lexington Avenue Local/Pelham Express, is a New York City subway line that primarily runs local between Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall in Lower Manhattan. During weekday rush hours, it has an express service in the Bronx, designated as the <6>.