Railfans Flock to A Train for Big Reveal: NYC’s First New Subway Cars in Years
“I just hope the train is photogenic today, you know?” one young train fanatic said as he waited for the R211’s inaugural voyage through Manhattan.
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Joe Oliver stood on the platform at 125th Street, positioning his camera to capture the exact moment the sparkling new A train pulled into the station on its first day carrying straphangers.
“You have a nice curve into the station,” said Oliver, noting that he has been a rail fanatic “for as long as I can remember.”