BU Cars (New York City Subway Car)
BU cars is the generic term for BRT elevated gate cars used on predecessor lines of the New York City Subway system.
Read more about BU Cars (New York City Subway Car): Background, Which BRT/BMT Elevated Cars Were "BUs"?, BUs in The New York Transit Museum Fleet
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