New York City Subway rolling stock

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The "Centennial Holiday Shopper's Special", a train of R1, R4, R7A, and R9 cars that ran during the Subway Centennial in late 2004 on the Brighton Line, R1 #100 leading through the Ave. H station.
© 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 Since then, all of these cars have been replaced by more modern subway trains between 2000 and 2005.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.

[edit] General Overhaul Program

The "2007 Holiday Shopper's Special", December Sundays, a train of R1, R4, R7A, and R9 subway cars running in special service at the 23 Street (6 Avenue) station), R1 #100 at the end of this train as (V) service between Lower East Side-2nd Av & Queens Plaza only.

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 ( GE R30, R32, R38, R40, R40A, R40M, R42, R44 and R46). These cars were rebuilt between 1985 and 1992. Some cars in various classes from R10 to R42 were also given lighter overhauls during this time period.

[edit] What does "R" stand for?

A track geometry car work car at Jay Street-Borough Hall.

A work train in 59th Street–Columbus Circle station

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".

[edit] R-type listing

[edit] Notes

The "Train of Many Colors" operates in late 2004 as a Subway Centennial special on the #7 line.
© 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority

The "Train of Many Colors" makes another appearance on the #7 line in 2008, commemorating the last Opening Day at Shea Stadium.

• 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 all cars not equipped with A/C from classes R26-R40 (With the exception of the R27, R30, and R33WF) were later retrofitted with A/C. All active cars 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 ^[11])

[edit] 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

[edit] References

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New York City Subway trains

1. ^ "R32 3422 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-16
2. ^ "R32 3573 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-16
3. ^ "R38 4088 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-17
4. ^ "R38 4089 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-17
5. ^ "R40 4185 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-17
6. ^ "R40 4259 enroute to SBK Yard for final disposal" Retrieved on 2008-04-17
7. ^ "R42 4186 departing 207th Street Shop to await final disposal" Retrieved on 2008-04-17
8. ^ "R42 4949 awaiting final disposal at 207th Street Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-17
9. ^ "R160A & R160B Car Numbers" Retrieved on 2008-05-04
10. ^ "R160B 8971 & 8972 freshly delivered to 207th St Yard" Retrieved on 2008-04-16
11. ^ "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

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