The R21 was a New York City Subway car built by St. Louis Car Company from 1956 to 1957 for the IRT A Division. A total of 250 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured
Graffiti-covered 7132 on the 5
Car 0R714 on display at the New York Transit Museum
Car 7203, rebuilt for use in the film Money Train and numbered 51050
The R17 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1954 for the IRT A Division. A total of 400 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured
R21 (New York City Subway car)
…R21s ran on December 30, 1987. Four R21 cars were preserved, while the rest were scrapped. The R21s were numbered 7050–7299. They were similar to the R17s, except that they featured windows of a slightly different design. The cab doors were mounted the same way as the newer R62 and R62A subway cars…
R17 car 6609 at Court Square on the Train of Many Colors
Interior view of R17 car 6609
Operator's cab of R17 car 6688 at the Shore Line Trolley Museum
6895 (renumbered to 36895) at the Concourse Yard with R21 7267 (renumbered to G7267), both awaiting scrapping