Demetrius Crichlow

Norwood-205th Street Subway Station Serving the D Line Gets Much-Needed Power Wash

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  MTA New York City Transit president, Richard Davey, and senior vice president of subways, Demetrius Crichlow, visited employees working on an industrial-style clean-up of the Norwood-205th Street subway station which serves the D line on Saturday, July 23.   The work, which is nearing completion, is being done by the Department of Subways and according to MTA officials, piggybacks off MTA Construction and Development’s work along the Concourse Line to address structural defects between the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium and Bedford Park Boulevard stations. “Our top priority is to provide the best possible experience for our riders,” Davey said. “By improving


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MTA to Retire 1960s Era “Brightliner” R-32 Subway Cars, Invites Public for Farewell Rides on D Line

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Dec. 18 that, after 58 years of service, a fleet of subway cars known as the R-32s, nicknamed the Brightliners, and which are among the oldest subway cars to operate in the world, will officially retire from service. To commemorate the historic occasion and the subway cars’ unique design, New York City Transit (NYCT) is placing one R-32 train in service on four consecutive Sundays from mid-December through early January. The first run took place on Sunday, Dec. 19.   According to the MTA, the R-32s were the first large fleet of mass-produced


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