NYC Subway Wooden 9 Train Platinum Mist
Add to your wooden railway collection today with the New York City Subway Platinum Mist number 9 Train. This wooden toy mixes the magic of the 9 train with the shine of platinum mist R15s — two NYC stories rolled into one collectible piece. Compatible with all standard wooden railway systems. Subway fun for ages 3 and older. Non-toxic child-safe paints. Measures L 4.25 x H 2 x W 1.25 inches.
- Did you know?
- The final run of R15s was on December 10, 1984.
- The R15s entered service on the Flushing Line and were run in trains of all R15s, or consists, later when they were run on other lines they were mixed in with other car models.
- The Platinum Mist paint scheme, or livery, was used on nearly 1,000 subway cars by 1971.
- The R15s were the first NY Transit rolling stock to have an arched roof, called "turtle-backs."
- The 9 train ran as a skip-stop service with the 1 train but this service ended in May 2005.
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Description / NYC Subway Wooden 9 Train Platinum Mist
Add to your wooden railway collection today with the New York City Subway Platinum Mist number 9 Train. This wooden toy mixes the magic of the 9 train with the shine of platinum mist R15s — two NYC stories rolled into one collectible piece. Compatible with all standard wooden railway systems. Subway fun for ages 3 and older. Non-toxic child-safe paints. Measures L 4.25 x H 2 x W 1.25 inches.
- Did you know?
- The final run of R15s was on December 10, 1984.
- The R15s entered service on the Flushing Line and were run in trains of all R15s, or consists, later when they were run on other lines they were mixed in with other car models.
- The Platinum Mist paint scheme, or livery, was used on nearly 1,000 subway cars by 1971.
- The R15s were the first NY Transit rolling stock to have an arched roof, called "turtle-backs."
- The 9 train ran as a skip-stop service with the 1 train but this service ended in May 2005.
