R40 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia
The R40 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1967 to 1969 for the IND/BMT B Division.There were 400 cars in the R40 fleet, arranged in married …
R-40 -- R-40M (St. Louis Car) - nycsubway.org
The modified ends were designed by the design firm of Sundberg-Ferar, which also designed the MTA "Metropolitan" (M1) cars for the MTA commuter railroads, and the R-44/R-46 front ends. …
Why did R40 slants exist? They’re actually one of my ... - Reddit
2022年11月6日 · You hit the nail on the head. The idea behind the slants' design was to put forth the idea of modern cars for a modern subway. Most other cars in service at the time all shared …
Chapter 9, New Cars for the Independent - nycsubway.org
These last 100 R40's established a basic "MTA look" which would show not only on subway cars but on suburban commuter rail cars as well, built for cousins of the subway such as the Long …
End of the line for the R40 slants - Second Ave. Sagas
2009年6月12日 · The Transit Museum will receive a pair of cars, rumored to be 4280 and 4281, but for one final ride, catch it on the A. Photo by Doug Grotjahn/NYCSubway.org. ... The …
R40 (New York City Subway car) - Wikiwand
The R40 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1967 to 1969 for the IND/BMT B Division. There were 400 cars in the R40 fleet, arranged in married …
New York City R40 Subways Have Arrived | MTH Trains - MTH …
2025年2月5日 · The R40 subway, however, was one of his flops. To give the new stainless steel cars an exciting look, Loewyﾒs firm designed a molded fiberglass end cap with a 15-degree …
R-40 - Forgotten New York
2021年3月23日 · The final hundred, the R40M, also had air conditioning but introduced the R42 style flat ends after the original R40 design was discarded. In the late 1980s, the first two …
R40's winding down to retirement (feel free to add photos & videos)
2008年6月3日 · As many of you know by the end of the summer one of the most visually distinguishable pieces of rail equipment since the redbirds, the venerable R40 will be gone. I …
R40 (New York City Subway car) - Your MTA Wiki | Fandom
The R40 was a B Division New York City Subway car built between 1967 and 1969 by the St. Louis Car Company in St. Louis, Missouri. The R40 cars were unique for their 10-degree …