The R46 is a New York City Subway car model that was built by the Pullman Standard Company from 1975 to 1978 for the IND / BMT B Division. They replaced all remaining R1–9 fleet cars and General Electric -powered R16s, and some R10s.

See detailed roster below for the original numbers. There are 3001 photos available. When delivered, these two cars carried a commemoration as the 200th and 201st cars of the series to be delivered. They were painted in a special red, white and blue livery in recognition of the nation's Bicentennial.

2025年1月2日 · After half a century, New York City is retiring its iconic orange and yellow subway cars. This year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will begin phasing out the R46 trains and...

2025年1月1日 · A $10.9 billion plan to phase out R46 subway trains from the 1970s and R86 cars from the 1980s, known for their warm-colored seating, is tucked in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s ...

2024年12月16日 · Starting next year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) plans to slowly retire the R46, R62, and R68 subway cars—part of the MTA’s “B Division” fleet—known for their colorful...

2023年8月24日 · There are currently 9 train sets of R211, including the open gangway cars but not the SIR cars. At some point they will run out of room to keep both the R46 and the R211 fleets, although I get the impression from reading here that there is still room at the inn with the spare factor way down.

On 7/10/2024 at 9:00 PM, R68ACTrain said: 5962-5965, 6130-6133 have been retired bringing PKYD’s retired count to 32, and the R46s overall 36. 6 sets of R46s are on hold for missing parts, or just simply out of service at both yards. 4 sets for PKYD and 2 for CIYD. When did they officially start retiring cars?

2018年1月29日 · It might be time to begin saying goodbye to the R-46 subway car, which currently works the A, F and R subway lines; in fact the A fleet is still nearly all R-46. Unofficially, the “R” in front of New York City subway car designations stands for “revenue” though I have heard other words substituted for it.

2023年8月24日 · MTA learned from the R179 (or they've already done this). They haven't retired any R46 right now because if the entire R211 fleet gets grounded again, they would need all of the R46. When the R179 was entering service, they still …

The R46 is a New York City Subway car model that was built by the Pullman Standard Company from 1975 to 1978 for the IND/BMT B Division. They replaced all remaining Arnine cars, some R10s, and the...