New Jersey Scuba Diving

Type:

250 "Redbird" subway cars - NYC Subway system - steel bodies / frames

Built:

1959-1960 - American Car & Foundry - Model R26 # 7750-7859
1960-1961 - American Car & Foundry - Model R28 # 7860-7959
1962-1963 - St. Louis Car - Model R29 # 8570-8805
1962-1963 - St. Louis Car - Model R33 # 8806-9345
1963-1964 - St. Louis Car - Model R36 # 9346-9769

Specs:

( 51 x 9 ft ) 15,000 to 18,000 pounds (body)

Sunk:

50 cars - Cape May Reef on July 3, 2003
50 cars - Deepwater Reef on July 16, 2003
50 cars - Atlantic City Reef on July 25, 2003
50 cars - Garden State North Reef on Sept 3, 2003
50 cars - Shark River Reef on Oct 14, 2003
619 cars - Delaware Reef 11 from Aug 2001 to Nov 2003

Sponsor:

New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)

anti-
Sponsor:

Environmental group Clean Ocean Action lobbied aggressively and almost successfully to prevent the use of these subway cars as artificial reefs in New Jersey, resulting in most of the cars going to other states.

GPS:

too many to list, and all gone anyway

Depth:

Depths vary by location between 80 ft and 130 ft.

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