The first subway cars- in NYC to get the air conditioning were ten R38 cars on the F line, following 'two decades of work to produce air-conditioning units small enough to fit IRT cars and powerful enough to handle a large number of customers.'
The A.C. experiment was successful and led Mayor Lindsay to sign off on the purchase of 600 more air conditioned cars. In December of 1967,noted that the estimated cost was $15 million, and the rollout would be complete by 1969. Commissioner John J. Gilhooley of the Transit Authority said,"We'll move heaven and earth to get as many of them built and in operation as we can at the earliest possible time.
,"The air conditioning never worked. People rode between cars because it was the only way to stay cool."newsletter signupBy submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our
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