MTH ELECTRIC TRAINS

A new municipal subway system for New York City began to take shape in 1925 that eventually would become known as the IND (for Independent). Unlike the other two subway divisions in New York, the IND was a basic but very efficiently engineered system with stations built on a larger scale designed with the rider in mind. To maximize the new system, the IND began ordering their first cars under contract R1. This code is still used today with the current car type being R142 (though there haven't been 140 or so car types). The R1 subway car first appeared in 1927 and measured 60' in length. Though critized as inferior to cars used on the IRT and BMT systems, the initial R series of cars (R1 - R9) continued in use for 45 years. The R1 returns to life as a 1/4 scale Premier Line 4-car subway set in 2004. Featuring detailed car interiors, each set is controlled by a powered car outfitted with the incredible sounds and features of Proto-Sound 2.0. Thanks to the industry-leading Proto-Speed Control system and the market's only Station Stop Proto-EffectsT digital sounds, these cars will operate as well as they look. Imagine the look on your friends and family when you glide one of these sets into a station as it announces its arrival! They'll be even more amazed after the car stops and the sounds of subway life begin broadcasting. It's sure to remind any subway commuter of those daily trips under the streets. Did You Know? The IND used color coded tiles to identify passenger stops were first used and the distance between stations was caculated for optimal speed and ridership saturation. As a result, the IND averaged almost a third more riders per hour than did the IRT.