The R44 is a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1971 to 1973 for the B Division and the Staten Island Railway (SIR). The cars replaced many R1–9 series cars, and all remaining 1925 Standard Steel built SIRTOA ME-1 trains, providing Staten Island with a new fleet of railcars.

See detailed roster below for a table of the original numbers. The R-44 Sets a World Speed Record. On January 31, 1972, the Transit Authority used a consist of R-44 cars to conduct …

2011年8月20日 · the MTA made some really bad decisions with the R44 and R46 cars. In retrospect they should have been designed and built using proven technology, not the latest, untested gizmos. At least they managed to get it right in the 80s with the R62 and R68 cars, they went back to simpler technology.

2024年12月18日 · 综合CBS和amNY 12月16日报道 MTA的运输和公共汽车委员会周一投票决定，将在几年内为纽约市地铁增加400多节新的R211型地铁车厢，其中包括数十节开放式车厢。

2008年11月23日 · The R44s set an official world speed record, for subway trains, of 87.75 mph, with TA personnel noting that the consist was still accelerating as it approached the end of the designated 5.9 mile-long test track.

The R44 is a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1971 to 1973 for the IND/BMT B Division and the Staten Island Railway. The cars replaced many R1-R9 series cars and all remaining 1925 Standard Steel built SIRTOA ME-1 trains, providing Staten Island with a new fleet of railcars.

2010年5月10日 · The R44, and I was on an R44 A last night, is one of the most landmark trains I can think of. I think in some ways, the R62/R68's felt less deluxe, more like normal subway cars.

The R-44s set an official world speed record, for subway trains, of 87.75 mph, with TA personnel noting that the consist was still accelerating as it approached the end of the designated 5.9 mile-long test track.

The R44 was the first group of cars to be built with composition brake shoes rather than cast iron which had been universally used by railroads until shortly before this time. The Authority had experimented with composition shoes on both SMEE and AMUE equipment a few years before the R44's were ordered.

The R44 is a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1971 to 1973 for the B Division and the Staten Island Railway (SIR). The cars replaced many R1–9 series cars, and all remaining 1925 Standard Steel built SIRTOA ME-1 trains, providing Staten Island with a new fleet of railcars.