Just after sunset on July 28th, 2021, A New York City Transit transfer train, led by St. Louis Car Company R42 #4829, heads south past Livonia Avenue station on the BMT Canarsie Line while a train of Bombardier R62As passes over on the IRT New Lots Line in Brooklyn, NY. The transfer consisted of four R42s enroute to Canarsie Yard (at the end of the "L" line) to retrieve a different pair before returning back to East New York Yard via the Jamaica Line.

The R42s entered service in 1969 and ran in passenger service up until February of 2020. Most were scrapped between 2007 and 2009 with the arrival of the R160 cars leaving 50 cars running mainly on the BMT Jamaica Line until the R179s were secured in service. Since then, a handful were put into work service with a few others stored until further notice.