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 R32 was a New York City Subway car model built by the Budd Company from 1964 to 1965 for the IND/BMT B Division. A total of 600 R32s were built, numbered 3350–3949, though some cars were re-number
R42 (New York City Subway car)
…and Kawasaki for the delivery and purchase of new subway cars (the R160) in order to retire the R42s, as well as the other B Division 60-foot cars (R32s, R38s, and R40s). In December 2007, an arrangement was made with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to create…
An R32 train on the A at 80th Street
Interior of an R32 car
Side route and destination rollsigns of an R32
A poster from 1964 referencing the R32 order