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Redbird is the name given to 1,410 New York City Subway cars of the following types: R26, R28, R29, R33 Main Line (ML), R33 World's Fair (WF), R36 ML, and R36 WF. These cars were painted a deep red to combat graffiti, which had become a major problem in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The deep red color was referred to as ''Gunn Red'' or "Broad Street Red" in honor of its originator David L. Gunn, the former SEPTA General Manager who became President of the New York City Transit Authority during this period. Initially entering service in various colors, these cars received the new paint scheme between 1984 and 1989. 16 R17s were also given this paint scheme in 1985/86, but were retired by 1988, well before the name "Redbird" caught on. ==History== These cars were built by two different manufacturers. * American Car and Foundry built the R26 cars in 1959–1960 and the R28 cars in 1960–1961. * St. Louis Car Company built the R29 cars in 1962, the R33 Main Line in 1962–1963, R33 World's Fair single cars in late 1963, and the R36 Main Line and R36 World's Fair in 1964. The cars provided passenger service on the , , , , and trains. They were occasionally used on Fan Trips on some B Division services as well. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Redbird trains」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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