Late 1980s and 1990s
After rebuilding, the 7 service's R36 cars were repainted in a red scheme prior to returning to service. At first the scheme was known as "Silver Fox" or "Gunn Red" after NYCT chief David L. Gunn and was a graffiti resistant red. By 1989, the Gunn Red would evolve into the Redbird scheme best known to many New Yorkers, with beige interiors, red exterior paint and interior doors and black and silver exterior trim along the car windows, roof and undersides.
In 1999, the R36 cars were the most reliable in the NYCT fleet, with a Mean Distance Between Failure (MDBF) rate of 194,150 miles, despite being 35 years old at the time. While in decent shape mechanically, rust holes and carbody corrosion were beginning to form in the sides of most of the cars.
In the 1990s and until mid 2001, cars 9478-9523 usually ran on the 6 train based at Westchester Yard in the Bronx. Previously, some Westinghouse R36 WFs had been assigned to the 1 and 3 trains in the 1970s.
Read more about this topic: R36 World's Fair (New York City Subway Car)
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