#TodayInHistory: 50 years ago #OnThisDay in 1975, the first R46 cars entered passenger service in the #NYCsubway system. Known for their colorful bucket seats and transverse, “conversational” style seating arrangement, the R46s are familiar to generations of subway riders. They’ve also been repaired and maintained by countless Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA NYCT (New York City Transit) employees over the years. Vincent Ricevuto, General Superintendent of the MTA 207th St Maintenance