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• R36 World's Fair (New York City Subway car) — R36 7 local northbound at 33rd Street–Rawson Street. This picture was taken between 1986 and 1989 when the cars had just been repainted redThe R36 World s Fair (also known as R36WF) New York City Subway cars were built in 1963 1964 by the St.… …   Wikipedia