The R42 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company between 1969 and 1970 for the IND/BMT B Division. There were 400 cars in the R42 fleet, numbered 4550–4949. It was the l
An R42 train on the J at Marcy Avenue
Interior of an R42 car
Side route and destination rollsigns of an R42
Retired R42 cars being shipped out to the Atlantic Ocean for reefing
The R160 is a class of New Technology Train subway cars built for the New York City Subway's B Division. Entering service between 2006 and 2010, they replaced all R38, R40, and NYCT-operated R44 cars,
R42 (New York City Subway car)
…the years to the R42 fleet. In the late 1980s, the R42 cars were rebuilt by Morrison–Knudsen and the Coney Island Rapid Transit Car Overhaul Shop. The R160 order was to replace all R42s in the late 2000s. However, 50 cars of the original fleet remained when it was decided to retire the NYCT R44s instead…
An R160 train on the F approaching Kings Highway
Interior of an R160 car, prior to refurbishments
The LED side destination sign of an R160 car
The R160 FIND display