R46 subway cars
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Orange seats forever. We need to band against the grey and minimalist everything it is ruining the visuals of life.
don’t even get me started on the absolute travesty of phasing these out. the warm lighting and seat colors, the conversation pit, the window seats…i could cry. why would anyone trade rolling stock so cozy for the fuckass bright blue gyno office lighting and gray bench cars they’re giving us. also, the switch from the colorful metrocard to the black and white omni ?? in this essay i will explore the early to mid 2020s shift away from the warm end of the color spectrum in public transit’s built en...
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R46 Subway Car
April
“Orange seats forever. We need to band against the grey and minimalist everything it is ruining the visuals of life.”
Lily
“don’t even get me started on the absolute travesty of phasing these out. the warm lighting and seat colors, the conversation pit, the window seats…i could cry. why would anyone trade rolling stock so cozy for the fuckass bright blue gyno office lighting and gray bench cars they’re giving us. also, the switch from the colorful metrocard to the black and white omni ?? in this essay i will explore th”
Ginny Branch
“Never knew how much joy I would feel whenever I happened upon a subway car with the OG orange seats.”
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