Rolling stock of the New York City Subway

This table lists all cars ("R-types") that have ran on the New York Subway from 1932 to the present. \n cellpadding=3> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

IND/BMT R-class cars 1932- and IRT R-class cars 1948-

model class	year	division	builder	number of cars	car numbers	year retired	lines currently on	notes
R1	1930-1931	IND	ACF	300	100-399	1968-1970
R4	1932-1933	IND	ACF	500	400-899	1970-1975
R6	1935-1936	IND	ACF/Pullman/Pressed Steel	500	900-1399	1970-1976
R7	1937-1938	IND	ACF/Pullman-Standard	250	1400-1649	1970-1977
R9	1940	IND	ACF/Pressed Steel	153	1650-1702	1972-1977
R10	1948-1949	IND	ACF	400	2950-3349	1984-1990
R11	1949	IND/BMT	Budd	10	8010-8019	late 1970s		test train, rebuilt into "R34" in 1965
R12	1948	IRT	ACF	100	5703-5802	1981
R14	1949	IRT	ACF	150	5803-5952	1984
R15	1950	IRT	ACF	100	5953-5999, 6200-6252	1984
R16	1954-1955	IND/BMT	ACF	200	6300-6499	1986
R17	1955-1956	IRT	St. Louis	400	6500-6899	1988
R21	1956-1957	IRT	St. Louis	250	7050-7299	1987-1988
R22	1957-1958	IRT	St. Louis	450	7300-7749	1987-1988
R26	1957-1960	IRT	ACF	110	7750-7859	2001-2002
R27	1960-1961	IND/BMT	St. Louis	230	8020-8249	1988-1990		pairs
R28	1960-1961	IRT	ACF	100	7860-7959	2001-2002		pairs
R29	1962	IRT	St. Louis	236	8570-8805	2001-2002		pairs
R30	1960-1962	IND/BMT	St. Louis	320	8250-8569	1993-1994		pairs
R32	1964-1965	IND/BMT	Budd	600	3350-3949		A, C, E, F, Q, R	pairs; car 3348 formerly 3659
R33	1962-1963	IRT	St. Louis	500	8806-9305	2001-2002		pairs\n
R33 World's Fair	1963	IRT	St. Louis	40	9306-9345	2002-2004		singles, some in work service, built for (7) IRT Flushing Line service
R36	1964	IRT	St. Louis	34	9524-9557	2001-2002		pairs
R36 World's Fair	1964	IRT	St. Louis	390	9346-9523 & 9558-9769	2002-2004		pairs, built for (7) IRT Flushing Line service
R38	1966-1967	IND/BMT	St. Louis	200	3950-4149		A, C	pairs
R40	1967-1969	IND/BMT	St. Louis	400	4150-4549		B, N, W	slanted ends on 4150-4449, R40M (non-slant) 4450-4549 pairs
R42	1969-1970	IND/BMT	St. Louis	400	4550-4949		J, M, Z(sometimes B, N, W)	pairs
R44	1971-1974	IND/BMT	St. Louis	275	5202-5479		A, Rockaway Shuttle	75' "ABBA linked sets"
R44 SI	1972-1974	n/a	St. Louis	64	388-435; even to 466		Staten Island Railway	75' "ABBA linked sets"
R46	1975-1978	IND/BMT	Pullman Standard	754	5482-6258		F, G, R, V(sometimes E)	75' "ABBA linked sets"
R62	1983-1985	IRT	Kawasaki	325	1301-1625		3, 4	singles in 5-car sets
R62A	1983-1987	IRT	Bombardier	825	1651-2475		1, 3, 7, 9	some singles, others in 5-car sets
R68	1986-1989	IND/BMT	Westinghouse/Amrail	425	2500-2924		D, N, Q, Franklin Shuttle(sometimes B, W)	75' singles
R68A	1988-1989	IND/BMT	Kawasaki	200	5001-5200		N, Q(sometimes B, W)	75' singles, linked 4-car sets
R110A	1992	IRT	Kawasaki	10	8001-8010		out of service was on (2)	R142 test train
R110B	1992	IND/BMT	Bombardier	9	3001-3009		out of service; was on (A), then (C)	test train for R143	67' 3-car sets
R142	1999-2002	IRT	Bombardier	1030	6301-7180, 1101-1250		2, 4, 5
R142A	1999-2002	IRT	Kawasaki	520	7211-7730		4, 6	R142S order of 80 cars coming in 2004
R143	2001-2003	IND/BMT	Kawasaki	212	8101-8312		L, weekend M	CTBC compatible
R160	2005-	IND/BMT	Kawasaki/Alstom

Table of contents

1 Notes 2 Builders 3 External Links

Notes

\n*All IND/BMT cars are 60' long unless noted.

• All IRT cars are 51'.
• All cars R32 and after are stainless steel
• Cars from 1960-70 are married pairs (2-car sets), R44/46 "ABBA" linked sets, all others single (as noted)
• Air conditioning standard on all cars R42 and later. R38's 4140-49 and R40's 4350-4549 also delivered with A/C. R32 & R38's 3950-4139 rebuilt with A/C.
• "Number of cars" is the total number built per model and does not account for cars wrecked, scapped, etc.
• Redbirds are R26, 28, 29, 33 and 36.
• Year listed is year built and/or delivered. Year entered service may be up to 1-2 years after date given.
• When a line letter or number is given in parenthesis () in the "lines currently on" column, the particular car model is currently not in regularly scheduled service on that route but may run again and cars of that model can be found at yards and locations along that line (in storage) or spare use.

Builders

• ACF-American Car & Foundry, Berwick, Pennsylvania
• Bombardier-Montreal, Quebec, Plattsburgh, New York, Auburn, New York, Barre, Vermont, La Pocatiere, Quebec, Chicago, Illinois
• Budd Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Kawasaki-Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Rail Car divsion, Kobe, Japan; Yonkers, New York
• Pullman Standard-Chicago, Illinois, Gary, Indiana
• St. Louis-St. Louis Car Co, Saint Louis, Missouri
• Westinghouse/Amrail-a joint venture between Westinghouse, USA; Alstom, France; ANF Industie and Bombardier, Canada.

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External Links

• NYCSubway.org New York City Subway Cars\n*Complete R-series roster\n*R-class cars 1932-\n*R-contract list