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Photos: The Last Ride Of The Lindsay-Era Subway Cars

A NYC Transit worker at the Euclid Avenue station.

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NYC Transit President Andy Byford

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On the Euclid Avenue platform waiting for the R-42.

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The R-42s will be disposed of later this year after the car's last run on Wednesday.

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Waiting for the Lindsay-era train cars.

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The A line runs from 207th Street in Manhattan to Far Rockaway.

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A vintage New York City Transit sign.

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Inside the conductors' area through a window on an R-42 train car.

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The R-42 ran on the A line for its last run, but was mostly seen on the J and Z lines in its final days.

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The R-42s were built by the St. Louis Car Company.

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The R-42s were the second oldest type of train car in the subway system.

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The R-42 ran along the A line Wednesday morning.

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Riders look out the window on an R-42.

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The R-42 went to Far Rockaway.

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An incoming R-42 train car on the A line.

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The last ride started at Euclid Avenue in Brooklyn.

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A conductor smiles at a subway stop.

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Two R-42s once featured in the film "The French Connection" will be added to the Transit Museum's vintage collection.

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NYC Transit President Andy Byford with other riders.

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An officer and subway riders at a stop on the A line for the R-42's last ride.

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Transit enthusiasts flocked to the A line for the R-42's last run.

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A window of an R-42 from the platform.

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R-42s date back to 1969.

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