R6 (New York City Subway Car) - Preservation

Preservation

  • Cars 923 and 925 were converted to revenue collection cars, and numbered R247, and R248. Once they were no longer needed as work cars, they were purchased and preserved by Railway Preservation Corp, and stored in Coney Island Yard. Restoration will be needed if these cars are to run again.
  • Car 978 was converted into a deli (Golden's Deli) at the Staten Island Mall, until the Deli was closed in January of 2012. The owners of the Deli have placed it in storage.
  • Car 983 is on private property in Jacksonville, Florida where it is used as a tool shed
  • Car 1000 was preserved by Railway Preservation Corp. and has been fully restored
  • Car 1144 is preserved at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre in England
  • Car 1300 was preserved by Railway Preservation Corp. and has been fully restored

Note that Car 1208 had been preserved by the New York Transit Museum, but was scrapped during the 1980s as were several other museum cars. Had it survived, it would have been the only preserved R6 built by Pullman Standard.

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