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The R68 is a type of New York City Subway car for the B Division. The 425 car contract was awardedto the Westinghouse Amrail Company a joint venture of Westinghouse ANF Industrie of Paris Jeumont Schneider and Alstom. The cars were built in France from 1986 to 1988 and shipped through New York Harbor. They replaced many R10s dating from 1948 all remaining 6300-series R16s dating from 1954 to 1955 and some R27s and R30s dating from 1960 to 1962.
