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|Married Pairs<br>Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery<br>Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor<br>slanted ends<br>Some cars retired<ref>[http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?82055 "R40 4185 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard"] Retrieved on [[2008-04-17]]</ref><ref>[http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?71583 "R40 4259 enroute to SBK Yard for final disposal"] Retrieved on [[2008-04-17]]</ref>. |
|Married Pairs<br>Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery<br>Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor<br>slanted ends<br>Some cars retired<ref>[http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?82055 "R40 4185 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard"] Retrieved on [[2008-04-17]]</ref><ref>[http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?71583 "R40 4259 enroute to SBK Yard for final disposal"] Retrieved on [[2008-04-17]]</ref>. |
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|Married Pairs<br>Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery<br>Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor<br>slanted ends on 4350-4449 |
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Revision as of 16:42, 13 May 2008
© 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system, and has a large fleet of rolling stock. Old cars, some from the original companies (IRT and BMT), are preserved at the New York Transit Museum, while others have been sold to private individuals, rail and trolley museums. Between 1985 and 1989 some of the IRT trains were painted red, giving them the name Redbirds. Since then, all of these cars have been replaced by more modern subway trains between 2000 and 2005. As of April 2008, many other cars that are older (R-32 through R-42) are beginning to be retired, now that the R160 order has been partially completed.
General Overhaul Program
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The General Overhaul Program (GOH) was a mid-life overhaul program for neglected subway cars which involved thorough rebuilding of the fleet. Recently, the new Scheduled Maintenance System program has replaced the GOH program by ensuring that trains do not reach a state in which they would need such an overhaul. The car types which were part of the MTA NYCT GOH program are the IRT Redbirds (R26, R28, R29, R33, R33 WF, R36, R36 WF), as well as the IND/BMT Cars (110 R10[1], GE R30, R32, R38, R40, R40A, R40M, R42, R44 and R46). These cars were rebuilt between 1985 and 1992.
What does "R" stand for?
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The New York City Board of Transportation settled on a system of documentation that is still in place under MTA New York City Transit. This included a prefix letter or letters that indicated the Department that the specific documentation, followed by a series of numbers of a length defined by the specific department concerned. For example, the Surface Department used the letter "S", while the Rapid Transit Department used the letter "R".
R-type listing
Contract # | Year built | Division | Builder | Fleet total | Car numbers | Year retired | Current services | Denotes |
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R1 | 1930-1931 | IND | American Car and Foundry | 300 | 100-399 | 1977 | none | |
R4 | 1932-1933 | IND | American Car and Foundry | 500 | 400-899 | 1977 | none | |
R-6-3 | 1935-1936 | IND | American Car and Foundry | 250 | 900-1149 | 1977 | none | |
R-6-2 | 1936 | IND | Pullman Company | 150 | 1150-1299 | 1977 | none | |
R-6-1 | 1936 | IND | Pressed Steel Company | 100 | 1300-1399 | 1977 | none | |
R7 | 1937 | IND | American Car and Foundry, Pullman Company | 150 | 1400-1474 - ACF 1475-1549 - Pullman |
1977 | none | |
R7A | 1938 | IND | American Car and Foundry, Pullman Company | 100 | 1550-1599 - Pullman 1600-1649 - ACF |
1977 | none | |
R9 | 1940 | IND | American Car and Foundry, Pressed Steel Company | 153 | 1650-1701 - ACF 1702-1802 - Pressed Steel Car |
1977 | none | |
R10 | 1948-1949 | IND | American Car and Foundry | 400 | 1803-1852, 3000-3349 |
1989 | none | Car number series selected to bracket the Pre-Unification BMT number series 1853-2999. |
R11 | 1949 | BMT/IND | Budd Company | 10 | 8010-8019 | 1977 | none | Number series selected to continue from the Pre-unification BMT number series. Test trains, rebuilt into R34 cars in 1965 |
R12 | 1948 | IRT | American Car and Foundry | 100 | 5703-5802 | 1981 | none | Car Number series selected to continue from the Pre-unification IRT number series. Rollsigns displayed Post-unification IRT number series, first introduced in 1948. |
R14 | 1949 | IRT | American Car and Foundry | 150 | 5803-5952 | 1984 | none | |
R15 | 1950 | IRT | American Car and Foundry | 100 | 5953-5999, 6200-6252 |
1984 | none | |
R16 | 1955 | BMT/IND | American Car and Foundry | 200 | 6300-6499 | 1987 | none | |
R17 | 1955-1956 | IRT | St. Louis Car Company | 400 | 6500-6899 | 1988 | none | |
R21 | 1956 | IRT | St. Louis Car Company | 250 | 7050-7299 | 1987 | none | |
R22 | 1957 | IRT | St. Louis Car Company | 450 | 7300-7749 | 1987 | none | |
R26 | 1959-1960 | IRT | American Car and Foundry | 110 | 7750-7859 | 2002 | none | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor |
R27 | 1960 | IND/BMT | St. Louis Car Company | 230 | 8020-8249 | 1990 | none | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor |
R28 | 1960-1961 | IRT | American Car and Foundry | 100 | 7860-7959 | 2002 | none | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor |
R29 | 1962-1963 | IRT | St. Louis Car Company | 236 | 8570-8805 | 2002 | none | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor |
R30 | 1961 | IND/BMT | St. Louis Car Company | 320 | 8250-8351 8412-8569 |
1993 | none | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor |
R30A | 1961 | IND/BMT | St. Louis Car Company | 60 | 8352-8411 | 1993 | none | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor |
R32 / R32A | 1964 | IND/BMT | Budd Company | 600 | R32A: 3350-3649 R32: 3650-3949 |
still in service | A, C, E, F, and R | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor Some cars retired[2][3]. |
R33 | 1962-1963 | IRT | St. Louis Car Company | 500 | 8806-9305 | 2003 | none | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor |
R33 WF | 1962-1963 | IRT | St. Louis Car Company | 40 | 9306-9345 | 2003 | none | single cars, some now in work service, built for IRT Flushing Line |
R34 | see R11 | |||||||
R36 | 1963-1964 | IRT | St. Louis Car Company | 34 | 9524-9557 | 2003 | none | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor |
R36 WF | 1963-1964 | IRT | St. Louis Car Company | 390 | 9346-9523, 9558-9769 |
2003 | none | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor |
R38 | 1966-1967 | IND/BMT | St. Louis Car Company | 200 | 3950-4149 | still in service | A and C | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor Some cars retired[4][5]. |
R39 | Never built | IRT/BMT | ||||||
R40 | 1968-1969 | IND/BMT | St. Louis Car Company | 200 | 4150-4349 (originally 4150-4249, 4350-4449) |
still in service | B and sometimes on N, Q, W, and D (New York Yankees Special service) | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor slanted ends Some cars retired[6][7]. |
R40A/R40M | 1968-1969 | IND/BMT | St. Louis Car Company | 200 | 4350-4449 (R40A), 4450-4549 (R40M) (originally 4250-4349, 4450-4549) |
still in service | B and sometimes on N, Q, W, and D (Yankees Special service) | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor slanted ends on 4350-4449 |
R42 | 1969-1970 | IND/BMT | St. Louis Car Company | 400 | 4550-4949 | still in service | A, J, M, and Z, 4665 on B | Married Pairs Even numbered cars have Motor Generator and battery Odd numbered cars have Air Compressor Some cars retired[8][9]. |
R44 | 1971-1972 | IND/BMT/SIR | St. Louis Car Company | 352 | 5202-5479 (originally 100-387), 388-435, 436-466 (even numbers only) |
still in service | A, Rockaway Park Shuttle and SIR | Even numbered cars have single cabs, and are known as "A" cars. Odd numbered cars have blind ends, and are known as "B" cars. All NYCT cars are in A-B-B-A configuration as 4-car sets with even numbers on outside, Staten Island cars all singles |
R46 | 1975-1978 | IND/BMT | Pullman Company | 754 | 5482-6207 (originally 500-1227), 6208-6258 (even numbers only, originally 1228-1278) |
still in service | F, G, R, V and rarely on E | Even numbered cars have single cabs, and are known as "A" cars. Odd numbered cars have blind ends, and are known as "B" cars. Most cars are in A-B-B-A configuration as 4-car sets. Higher numbered cars are in A+A configuration as coupled A Cars, with one pair being an A-B. |
R55 | Never built | IND/BMT | ||||||
R62 | 1983-1985 | IRT | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 325 | 1301-1625 | still in service | 3 and sometimes on 4 | originally single cars, now 5-car sets |
R62A | 1984-1987 | IRT | Bombardier | 825 | 1651-2475 | still in service | 1, 7, 42nd Street Shuttle, and occasionally on the 3 and 4 | originally single cars, some still singles, most in 5-car sets |
R68 | 1986-1988 | IND/BMT | Westinghouse-Amrail | 425 | 2500-2924 | still in service | D, N, Franklin Avenue Shuttle, W, sometimes on B and Q | originally single cars, Cars 2500-2915 now in 4-car sets and Cars 2916-2924 are singles used for the Franklin Avenue Shuttle. |
R68A | 1988-1989 | IND/BMT | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 200 | 5001-5200 | still in service | Q, W and occasionally on B, D and N | originally single cars, now 4-car sets |
R110A (Built as Contract R130) | 1992 | IRT | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 10 | 8001-8010 | 1999 | none | New Technology demonstrator, 5-car sets |
R110B (Built as Contract R131) | 1992 | IND/BMT | Bombardier | 9 | 3001-3009 | 2000 | none | New Technology demonstrator, 3-car sets, 67 foot car |
R142 | 1999-2003 | IRT | Bombardier | 1030 | 1101-1250, 6301-7180 |
still in service | 2, 4, and 5 | New Technology 5-car sets |
R142A/S | 1999-2004 | IRT | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 600 | 7211-7810 | still in service | 4 and 6 | New Technology 5 car sets |
R143 | 2001-2003 | IND/BMT | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 212 | 8101-8312 | still in service | L | New Technology 4-car sets, CBTC-compatible, first new 60-foot cars in over 30 years. |
R160A | 2005-2008 | IND/BMT | Alstom | 1020 | R160 A-1: 8313-8652 (4-car sets) |
still in service | A-1: J, L, M, and Z
A-2: N |
New Technology 60 foot cars (Delivery still in process) |
R160B | 2005-2008 | IND/BMT | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 680 | 8713-8972 (Base Order) 8973-9232 |
still in service | N | New Technology 5-car sets, 60 foot cars Base Order delivery completed on April 16, 2008[11]. (Delivery still in process) |
Notes
© 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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- Most IND/BMT cars are 60 feet long unless noted; all IRT cars are 51 feet.
- R44, R46, R68, R68A are 75 feet long
- All cars R38 and after are stainless steel.
- Air conditioning is standard on all cars R42 and later. R38s 4140-49 and R40s 4350-4549 were also delivered with A/C, and R32s and R38s 3950-4139 were rebuilt with A/C. All current roster cars used in revenue service are equipped with air conditioning.
- "Number of cars" is the total number built per model and does not account for cars wrecked, scrapped, etc.
- Redbirds are R26, 28, 29, 30, 33 and 36. Many cars are still in service as work trains.
- R39 and R55 were never built.
- During World War II, a group of old New York Subway (actually, Elevated line) cars dating from the late 1800s was sent west to the San Francisco Bay Area by the United States Maritime Commission for use by the Shipyard Railway, a temporary wartime electric line transporting workers to the Kaiser Shipyards. After the war, most were sold to be used as units in a local motel, but their whereabouts afterwards is unknown. Two of them however were acquired and have been restored by the Western Railway Museum in Rio Vista, California. (See photos at [12])
External links
- nycsubway.org - New York City Subway Cars
- JoeKorNer - R-Type Cars 1932 to Present
- JoeKorNer - 'R' Type Roster (includes non-train contracts)
- Forgotten NY Subway Link
References
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- ^ "110 R10 cars overhauled at a cost of $65,000 each" Retrieved on 2008-04-16
- ^ "R32 3422 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-16
- ^ "R32 3573 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-16
- ^ "R38 4088 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-17
- ^ "R38 4089 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-17
- ^ "R40 4185 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-17
- ^ "R40 4259 enroute to SBK Yard for final disposal" Retrieved on 2008-04-17
- ^ "R42 4186 departing 207th Street Shop to await final disposal" Retrieved on 2008-04-17
- ^ "R42 4949 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-17
- ^ "R160A & R160B Car Numbers" Retrieved on 2008-05-04
- ^ "R160B 8971 & 8972 freshly delivered to 207th St Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-16
- ^ "Richmond Shipyard Railway 1943-1945" Retrieved on 2008-04-16
- Sansone, Gene. Evolution of New York City subways: An illustrated history of New York City's transit cars, 1867-1997. New York Transit Museum Press, New York, 1997. ISBN 978-0963749284.
- Kramer, Frederick A. Building the Independent Subway. Quadrant Press, Inc.; New York,1990. ISBN 0-915276-50-X