The R36 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1963 to 1964. The cars are a "follow-up" or supplemental stock to the A Division's R33s, which some of the cars closely resemble. A total of 424 cars were built, arranged in pairs.

The R-33s were the first mainline cars to be rebuilt by the Metropolitan Transit Authority beginning in 1987 and ending in 1991. After general overhaul, the R-33's improved performance made the cars one of the most dependable subway cars in the system.

1964 World's Fair R33/R36 Cars. Diagrams and Signal Arrangement of the 1939 World's Fair Railroad (subway extension) American Machine and Foundry (AMF) has built a forty-foot high, $5,000,000 monorail system for the World's Fair.

The car types, which were part of the MTA NYCT GOH program, are the IRT Redbirds (R26, R28, R29, R33, R33S, R36), as well as IND/BMT cars (R30 GE, R32, R38, R40, R40A, R42, R44, and R46). These cars were rebuilt between 1985 and 1993. Some cars in various classes from R10 to R46 were also given lighter overhauls during this period.

Still almost new, a train of Flushing line R36 cars arrives at Woodside station, bound for "the city". Note the European style windows. In 1962 contracts were placed for more new cars for the IRT; St. Louis Car Company got the contract. Contracts went to the lowest bidder who bid to build cars to Transit Authority standards.

The R36 World's Fair (also known as R36WF) cars were built in 1964 by the St. Louis Car Company, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA and were designed and built exclusively for service on the 7-Flushing Local IRT train route of the New York Subway for the 1964 New York World's Fair.

May 17, 2014 · Here are R36WF cars 9586 and 9587, which made their debut midway this week. A brief history - These cars in particular are special for two reasons: this pair was one of the first R36WF cars to be overhauled and then painted in the red paint scheme we know today as the Redbirds back in 1984.

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1963-94 St. Louis R36 Car (General Steel Industries) Car №: 9346-9769. Click Thumbnail To Enlarge Image & See Image Info...

Dec 7, 2010 · The WE R36 WFs (9346-9523) were original condition to the end, having the air compressor in stock condition, the load valve and original doors, basically in original shape other than for AC, paint, flooring and rewiring. The WE 36s were known to be the last cars to have the "puff" or "hiss" sound when the doors were abour to close, as a result.