| Designation | Division | Unit Numbers | Manufacturer | Years |
| R46 | IND/BMT | 5482-6207 (all), 6208-6258 (even) (Original #'s) | Pullman | 1974-1975 |
- Stainless steel
- 75' long, 10' wide
- 5482-6205 in 4-car sets (A-B-B-A; even numbers have cabs; odd
numbers "blind"); 6206-6207 is an A-B set, 6208-6258 (even numbers
only) are A-A sets.Cars in sets are numbered in onsecutive
order. Lowest number usually divides only by two. Highest number is odd.
- Cars originally 500-1227 (all), 1228-1278 (even). The cars were
not renumbered in order. See table of the
original numbers.
- R46 Datasheet from NYCT Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawings
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Car Notes
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Preserved (Or Saved for Preservation) |
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Converted to Work Service (Might Still Exist) |
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Wrecked/Damaged in Accident (Possibly Repaired) |
| 5796, 5546 |
Accident between a "G" and "R" local train on Queens Boulevard, 11/20/1997; repaired and returned to service.
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| 941, 1054 |
Hit end of tunnel wall at 179th St., 6/4/1987. Not rebuilt, unit numbers did not carry over into the current fleet.
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R46 MDBF
| Date | Mean Distance Between Failure (Miles) |
| 05/1994 | 82154 | | 06/1997 | 75600 | | 07/1997 | 61754 | | 12 Months Ending 07/1997 | 69772 | | 12 Months Ending 11/1999 | 90231 | | 12 Months Ending 12/2001 | 115418 | | 12 Months Ending 12/2002 | 108419 | | 12 Months Ending 12/2003 | 99242 | | 12 Months Ending 12/2004 | 94492 | | 12 Months Ending 12/2005 | 151037 | | 12 Months Ending 12/2006 | 140098 |
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