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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 ...
R46: Passenger cars 5482–6258 [17] Pullman 1975–1978 In service: R47 ... An illustrated history of New York City's transit cars, 1867–1997. New York Transit ...
Cars purchased by the City of New York since the inception of the IND and for the other divisions beginning in 1948 are identified by the letter "R" followed by a number, e.g., R46. This number is the contract number under which the cars were purchased.
R46 R68 R68A (fleet shared with the ) [1] [2] ... The W Broadway Local [3] is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway's B Division. Its route emblem, ...
In April 1986, the New York City Transit Authority began to study the possibility of eliminating sections of 11 subway lines because of low ridership. The segments are primarily located in low-income neighborhoods of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, with a total of 79 stations, and 45 miles of track, for a total of 6.5 percent of the system.
Incorporated into the New York City Subway: Owner: City of New York: Service; Operator(s) New York City Transit Authority: Depot(s) Concourse Yard, Jamaica Yard, Pitkin Yard, 207th Street Yard: Rolling stock: R46, R68, R68A, R160, R179, R211: History; Opened: 1932; 93 years ago () Closed: 1940; 85 years ago () (acquisition by the NYC Board of ...
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Well, sorry for spreading more bad news, the R46’s long career at Jamaica Yard is officially over, with the new B Division Car assignment dated April 24, 2020. Also the final twenty R46's still at Jamaica Yard 5498-5501, 5506-09, 5570-77, 5826-29 has all been transferred over to Coney Island Yard in exchange for a equivalent number of R160BS ...