New Yorkers react to the retirement of the iconic yellow and orange subway seats
Yesterday, we told you all about the MTA's plans to start phasing out those iconic orange-and-yellow subway train cars in 2025, making room for a fleet of newer, more high-tech R211/R211S trains, as laid out in the agency's 2025/2029 capital plan, "The Future Rides with Us."
Needless to say, the news caused some consternation among New Yorkers used to riding the cars for the past 40 years. Although many social media users took to different platforms to mourn the underground loss, some others expressed excitement at the thought of any sort of upgrade to a transportation system that is clearly begging for it.
Below, check out a collection of some of the best reactions we've seen about the phase-out announcement.
There is no way anyone misses or will miss the NYC subway trains with the orange/yellow seats perpendicular to the window *that* much pic.twitter.com/EcgNoxi0UL
— 2025 NY Yankees Fan (@brianspeaksnow) December 16, 2024
These are so iconic to NYC, will be missed
— David Sokolow (@DavidSokolow) December 16, 2024
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