page_title: R21 (New York City Subway car)
section_title: Retirement
hierarchical_section_title: R21 (New York City Subway car) / History / Retirement
caption_attribution_description: Exterior of a &quot;money train&quot;.
context_page_description: 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: Westinghouse-powered cars and General Electric-powered cars.
  The first R21s entered service on November 7, 1956. The R21s were replaced by the R62As in the 1980s, and the final train of R21s ran on December 30, 1987. Four R21 cars were preserved, while the rest were scrapped.
context_section_description: The R62A fleet started replacing the R21s in the 1980s, and their final day in revenue service was on December 30, 1987.
  The majority of the fleet was scrapped, but some R21s have been set aside for preservation over the years, including:
  7194 – converted to R95 revenue collection car 0R714. The car was retired in 2006 and is now preserved by the New York Transit Museum. This car is currently the only operating R21 on MTA property.
  7203 – rebuilt as the "money train" in the 1995 American crime thriller film Money Train by Columbia Pictures, and given the car number designation 51050. After production, this car was donated to the New York Transit Museum. It is currently in storage at the Coney Island Complex.
  As of 2016, two other R21s survive as work cars, including:
  7121 – converted to R71 hose reach car P7121 and overhauled under the R159 program.
  7287 – converted to R71 de-icer car RD345 and overhauled under the R159 program. This car is currently located at the Westchester Yard.
  Car 7267 (renumbered G7267) is currently at Concourse Yard coupled up to R17 6895 (renumbered 36895) and is classified as a garbage motor. The mechanical condition of 7267 is unknown, and both cars have not been moved since 2002. In 2009, the car was stripped of parts, such as sash windows and rollsigns. Both cars are now awaiting scrapping.
  Cars 7055, 7210, 7211, 7243, 7278, 7289, and 7296 were converted to R123 continuous welded rail holder cars for set CCR and overhauled under the R128 program. They have since been retired.
  Cars 7234, 7241, 7269, 7276, and 7287 were converted to R71 rider cars after retirement, but were replaced with R161s (R33s converted to rider cars) in the mid-2000s and eventually reefed.
caption: Car 0R714 on display at the New York Transit Museum
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