R142 (New York City Subway car) ... The R142 is the first mass-produced model class of the newest generation or new technology (NTT) A Division cars for the New York City Subway.

In 1997, an order was placed for 1,080 new cars for the IRT ("A") division, to be known as contracts R-142 and R-142A. The contracts were let to Bombardier, to build the R-142 contract of 680 cars, and …

4 days ago · Governor Hochul announced that The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is seeking proposals from rail car manufacturers for its largest subway car contract in history with a …

The R142 and R142A are a type of subway car built by Bombardier Transportation and Kawasaki Rail Car, respectively, for the New York City Subway. They were built and delivered from 1999 to 2003, …

They were the second mass-produced class of New Technology Trains for the New York City Subway, jointly preceding with the R142. Roughly 600 cars were built in the original contract order until 2004, …

The R142 and R142A models feature electronic brakes, automated climate control, electronic strip maps, automated announcements, and an onboard intercom system.

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