Original upload date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Mon, 06 Dec 2021 23:45:44 GMT
Here we see a 5-car link of R160 subway cars being towed to Coney Island Overhaul Shop to be repaired. This set of cars was on the Queens Blvd Line when historic rainfall caused flooding and extensive
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damage to the New York City Subway system, including the Queens Blvd corridor. While some trains that were flooded were able to be moved under their own power to overhaul shops, this set needed to be towed by diesel. Some other interesting facts about this set are the fact that it was the first train to run in service northbound on the new Second Avenue Subway line in January 2017, and it was refurbished and received new exterior wrapping (seen in the video) in late 2017-early 2018.
