Since the MTA (the NYC transit authority) cleaned up the fleet of subway cars and ended the era of painted running trains in 1989, the trains painted since have been referred to as “clean trains”. MTA have been outspoken about not running any trains with paint on them, and seeing one has since been a rare sight in New York which before was famous worldwide for having graffiti on their subway trains. Lately there seem to be an increase of “clean trains” popping up on social medias, solid proof that the tradition of painting trains is still alive and well and the digital age where everyone have a phone with a camera in their pocket help everyone see these painted trains…
Here is selection of so called “clean trains” from the New York City subway system:
Via instagram/saintalban and instagram/nyc_graffhead