R-32 (Budd, 1964)
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R-32 car 3671 and mate in Coney Island Yard. Photo by David Pirmann, June 2004.
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Roster
| Designation | Unit Numbers | Manufacturer | Years |
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| R-32 | 3350-3649* | Budd | 1964 |
| R-32A | 3650-3949 | Budd | 1964 |
| R-32 | 3348 (see note below) | Budd | 1964 |
- Cab Arrangement: Half-width driving cab at "A" end, half-width conductor control cab at "B" end
- Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs.
- Stainless steel
- 60' long, 10' wide
- 236 R32, 297 R32A cars rebuilt, 1988-1990, MK/GE
- Mismatched pairs: 3348 & 3549 (3348 was formerly 3659), 3382 & 3831, 3383 & 3890, 3418 & 3863, 3419 & 3740, 3420 & 3645, 3421 & 3558, 3444 & 3777, 3445 & 3468, 3469 & 3592, 3470 & 3919, 3471 & 3658, 3502 & 3905, 3503 & 3600, 3520 & 3891, 3521 & 3862, 3530 & 3741, 3531 & 3830, 3548 & 3593, 3559 & 3904, 3601 & 3918, 3617 & 3776, 3621 & 3644, 3628 & 3669, 3650 & 3767.
- The GE Rebuild cars are: 3594-3595, 3880-3881, 3892-3893, 3936-3937, 3934-3935
Artist conception. Collection of Phil Hom.
Datasheets
R-32 Datasheet from NYCT Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawings
Description
After the initial delivery of the "Brightliner" R-32s, the NYCT put four of the cars on display at 34th St/6th Ave. The public was invited to vote on which interior lighting and fan grill design they liked. The R-32s had thin light lines and the standard louvered fan grills. The R-32As came with light canopies which could serve to backlight advertising signs. The fan grills were also different. From a technical standpoint, the R-32As came with Westinghouse Propulsion Packages while the R-32s came with GE SCM controllers.
The R-32s are no longer referred to as R-32 and R-32As. They are currently referred to as R-32 Phase I, R-32 Phase II and R-32 GE. The R-32 Phase I cars (re-built by MK) have WABCO Air Brake packages, GE Master Controllers (Throttle) and Thermoking HVAC units. The R-32 Phase II cars (also re-built by MK) have NY Air Brake equipment, Westinghouse Master Controllers and Stone Safety HVAC units. Since the cars were sent out to overhaul based on how poorly they were performing (bad cars first) there are regular R-32s and R-32As which are Phase I and Phase II. There are also about a dozen pairs which are comprised of R-32 and R-32A mixes. One last oddity of the R-32 fleet. While the original contract of R-32s started with car #3350, there is now an R-32 sporting the #3348. This was an odd car which was converted to an 'even' car when the NYCT ended up with 2 odd cars due to a mishap.
Photo Gallery
 Image 4719 (244k, 1024x681) Photo by: Steve Zabel Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: 9th Avenue |
 Image 71582 (271k, 1044x788) Photo by: Michael Hodurski Location: SBK Yard (2nd Ave at 38th St.) (SBK) |
 Image 77988 (270k, 1044x789) Photo by: Michael Hodurski Location: Ditmas Avenue |
 Image 83851 (169k, 1044x788) Photo by: Glenn L. Rowe Location: 207th Street Yard |
 Image 91506 (237k, 1044x706) Photo by: Richard Panse Location: Coney Island Shop/Overhaul & Repair Shop |
 Image 100037 (250k, 1044x701) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: 21st Street/Queensbridge |
 Image 103900 (229k, 1044x788) Photo by: Glenn L. Rowe Location: 181st Street |
 Image 104463 (223k, 1044x788) Photo by: Glenn L. Rowe Location: 181st Street |
 Image 112196 (354k, 1044x788) Photo by: Christopher Henderson Location: Brighton Beach |
 Image 114036 (262k, 1044x701) Photo by: Michael Hodurski Location: Euclid Avenue |
 Image 114037 (232k, 1044x694) Photo by: Michael Hodurski Location: High Street/Brooklyn Bridge |
 Image 115621 (261k, 1044x699) Photo by: John Dooley Location: 168th Street |
 Image 122147 (290k, 1044x788) Photo by: John Dooley Location: 55th Street |
 Image 126680 (331k, 1044x701) Photo by: John Dooley Location: Lefferts Boulevard |
 Image 133403 (309k, 1024x671) Photo by: John Dooley Location: 36th Street Yard |
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Car Notes
| Green | Preserved, saved for preservation, or exists in some state |
Yellow | Converted to work service (and later scrapped or still in use) |
Red | Wrecked/Damaged in accident (and possibly repaired), or scrapped prior to the bulk of the type |
| Number | Notes | |||
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| 3348 (3659) | Former car #3659 was rebuilt into an "even" car and renumbered 3348 in July 1994. 3348 is mated with 3549.
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| 3353 | Was on temporary display at the New York Transit Museum, July 2008.
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| 3559, 3904 | Fire damage in 53rd St. tunnel, 1996. (Air shaft grate fell on tracks causing third rail arcing when train hit it). Cars repaired and are now a mismated pair. | |||
| 3616 | Revenue service inactive, 36th St. Yard. | |||
| 3620 | Frame damaged, permanently retired. Moved to SBK yard for scrapping July 17, 2007.
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| 3628 | Collided w/AA train car #4612 at 59th Street, 3/5/1971. End smashed. Rebuilt and returned to service, paired with 3669 (ex-3368) (see below).
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| 3651 | Yard move accident. Scrapped. (Date unknown) | |||
| 3669 | Derailed, hit wall, Franklin Shuttle, 12/1/1974. Massive gash in right side. Mate 3668 renumbered to 3669 and converted from "even" car to "odd" car.
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| 3766 | Involved in incident 5/15/1985 on "N" train south of DeKalb Avenue. This was the second car and its leading end was badly damaged. Scrapped. |
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