R12 (New York City Subway car)
The R12 was a New York City Subway car built by the American Car and Foundry Company in 1948. A total of 100 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered cars.
R12 car 5760 on display at the New York Transit Museum
Interior view of R12 car 5760
Car 5782 (renumbered to 35782) at the 207th Street Yard, awaiting cosmetic restoration
The IRT Flushing Line is a rapid transit route of the New York City Subway system, named for its eastern terminal in Flushing, Queens. It is operated as part of the A Division. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), a private operator, had constructed the section of the line from Flushing, Queens, to Times Square, Manhattan between 1915 and 1928. A western extension was opened to Hudson Yards in western Manhattan in 2015, and the line now stretches from Flushing to Chelsea, Manhattan. It carries trains of the 7 local service, as well as the express <7> during rush hours in the peak direction. It is the only currently operational IRT line to serve Queens.
Queens Boulevard viaduct
Grand Central deep vault
The IRT Flushing Line at 33rd Street–Rawson Street, seen in 1920
Queensboro Subway Service Extended To Times Square station 1927
