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R42 (New York City Subway car)
🇺🇸 United States ·built by St. Louis Car Company· from 1969· class of New York City Subway car
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. MTA NYC Subway J train at Marcy Ave: Mtattrain· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. R42 refuse: R162A 1 Train· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. NYC Subway R42 Car 4651 - E Line (cropped): Gafaddict· Public domain
- 4. NYC Subway R42 Car 4651 - E Line: Gafaddict· Public domain
- 5. NYCS R42 front: Flowizm / ...some guy· CC BY 2.0
- 6. NYCS R42 Williamsburg Bridge: Photo by Robert McConnell· Public domain
- 7. Queens-bound R42 J train at Marcy Av: JoesphBarbaro· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. R42 4811: Mtattrain· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. R42 4834: GK tramrunner229· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. R42 C train @ W4-WashingtonSq: The Legendary Ranger ( talk )· Public domain
what is it?
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.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 57 years ago, in 1969.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 36.7 m long: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 44 years (1969–2013).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1969
- in service from
- 1969
- retired
- 2013
- status
- retired
- number built
- 400
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- St. Louis Car Company
- operators
- New York City Subway
- top speed
- 88 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- Married Pairs
- length
- 36.7 m
- weight
- 33.7 t
- capacity
- 44 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7274741, Wikipedia: R42 (New York City Subway car) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.