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. The R46 order initially consisted of 754 single cars, each 75 feet (23 m) long, and was the largest single order ...

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 …

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...

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 and GE-powered R16s, and some R10s.

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 ...

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.

2015年9月22日 · One eBay seller now lists these rare R46 rolls on his page. The prices are high, but very negotiable, and quite rare. Here is the design for the N line: houseofmemories802 photo. That design, introduced with the R46s, would then spread to …

2024年12月15日 · The familiar orange-and-yellow seats of New York City’s subway cars are set to disappear, marking the end of an era for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Starting in 2025, the agency will begin retiring more than 1,700 subway cars from its aging R46, R62/62A, and R68/R68A fleets, which have been in service since the 1980s.

2023年8月24日 · Those R179s are now at 207th, They're no longer at Pitkin. Pitkin only houses the R46s and R211As. On 12/1/2024 at 8:13 PM, BlueArrowProductions said: The R179s will also be oddballs in a sense, being a smaller fleet between two "mega fleets" (R160 and R211). If anything, might skip a small R268 order in favor of added R211s.

2015年7月11日 · R44 and R46 are the same length. The extra seat in the R44 comes from the smaller cab. Yes, the mainline R44s had the same cracks. Substantially worse in my recollection. Some other differences I don't see mentioned: Lighting fixtures: R44s had a metal brace in the middle of the downwards facing surface of each longitudinal fixture.