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 …

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 …

截至2023年，R44是 R32S 退休后NYCT系统中最古老的活动滚动库存。 总共订购了352辆R44汽车；纽约市地铁的300辆汽车（编号为100–399，后来有278辆汽车，后来有5202–5479） …

Cars 5201-5481 originally 100-387 (but not in order); 388-399 originally NYC Subway then transferred to Staten Island Rapid Transit. The R-44 Sets a World Speed Record. On January …

2011年8月20日 · The R44 was built from 1971 to 1973 by the St. Louis Car Company and ran on various NYC Subway Lines, notably the , , , , (S)/ (H) Rockaway Park Shuttle and the Staten …

The R44 was the first subway car in which a warning tone sounded immediately before the doors begin to close as the train prepares to leave the station; the tone consists of two notes which …

The R44 was the first subway car since the BMT Green Hornet to incorporate a two-note warning tone that sounds immediately before the doors begin to close as the train prepares to leave …

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 …

Cars #388-399 were originally in the NYC Car pool but were later transferred to the Staten Island Railway car pool. Also, the cars in the SI Railway car pool have several nicknames for the …

2010年5月10日 · The interior aesthetics were deluxe, the colors, the "wallpaper", faux paneling, the train seemed almost luxurious compared to R42 and earlier. The door chimes, the curved …