# Orange subway seats get artsy sendoff

> New York's iconic orange subway seats to be replaced with new models.
- Title: Orange subway seats get artsy sendoff · ABC7 Los Angeles
- Summary: New York's iconic orange subway seats to be replaced with new models. New York Transit Museum's exhibit celebrates the orange subway seats as they are phased…
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- Source: ABC7 Los Angeles — https://abc7.com/videoClip/mta-orange-seats-subway-new-york-transit-museum/19861929
- Published: 2026-09-23T20:04:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: new york city transit, orange seats, ode to orange seats, new york transit museum, jodi shapiro, subway seats, mta, news, local
## Orange subway seats
Brightly colored seats became ubiquitous on certain train lines starting in the 1970s.
## Museum exhibit
New York Transit Museum curator Jodi Shapiro says straphangers are showing a lot of love for the orange seats.
## Historical context
Trains with those iconic orange seats first hit the tracks in 1971, in R44 cars.
## Artists inspired
The exhibit was an easy sell to artists, with enthusiastic responses from creators.
## Artistic interpretations
Artists like Danny Cortes and Michele Matthews created pieces inspired by the seats.
## Visitor perspective
Visitors like Brian Su say the orange seats are ingrained in New York's memories and hard to forget.
## Key takeaway

New York Transit Museum's exhibit celebrates the orange subway seats as they are phased out.