R-38 (St. Louis Car)
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R-38 3998 leads an "A" train at 190th Street/Overlook Terrace. Photo by David Pirmann, September 2007.
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Roster
| Designation | Unit Numbers | Manufacturer | Years |
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| R-38 | 3950-4149 | St. Louis Car | 1966-1967 |
- 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
- 196 cars rebuilt 1987-1988 by GE
- All cars in this class retired by March 19, 2009. 4098/4099 was the last pair running (on the C, retired 3/19/2009).
R-38 Side View, before overhaul. Photo by Steve Hoskins.
Datasheets
R-38 Datasheet from NYCT Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawings
Photo Gallery
 Image 4999 (140k, 1024x674) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: Chambers Street/World Trade Center |
 Image 32344 (173k, 1044x788) Photo by: Richard Panse Location: 80th Street/Hudson Street |
 Image 50282 (187k, 1044x705) Photo by: Richard Panse Location: Aqueduct/North Conduit Avenue |
 Image 73123 (207k, 1044x701) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: 181st Street |
 Image 73156 (197k, 1044x701) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: Dyckman Street/200th Street |
 Image 73945 (152k, 1044x788) Photo by: Michael Hodurski Location: 145th Street |
 Image 82522 (230k, 1044x788) Photo by: Chris M. Location: Broad Channel |
 Image 82532 (246k, 1044x788) Photo by: Chris M. Location: Beach 105th Street/Seaside |
 Image 85316 (175k, 1044x789) Photo by: Glenn L. Rowe Location: 190th Street/Overlook Terrace |
 Image 87701 (214k, 1044x791) Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar Location: Howard Beach |
 Image 97504 (148k, 1044x788) Photo by: Robert Mencher Location: 207th Street Yard |
 Image 98584 (274k, 1044x788) Photo by: Glenn L. Rowe Location: 207th Street Yard |
 Image 128088 (487k, 1044x788) Photo by: Al Bennett, Jr. Location: Lefferts Boulevard |
 Image 131148 (223k, 1024x820) Photo by: Ed Watson/Arthur Lonto Collection Collection of: Frank Pfuhler Location: St. Louis Car Co. Plant |
 Image 131678 (271k, 1024x768) Photo by: Christopher Henderson Location: Lefferts Boulevard |
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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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| 3990-3991 | Yard accident, Coney Island, 1972; end smashed.
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| 4000-4001 | Yard accident, 207th Street (1971?). | |||
| 4028-4029 | Held for New York Transit Museum collection. Recently spotted at Pitkin Yard.
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| 4063 | Collision with 4248 at Dyckman St. (early 1980s) Sustained front end damage. Received R-42 storm door and was given an R-16 roof line (sign area). R-42 storm door has since disappeared (during GOH). | |||
| 4088-4089 | First pair of R-38's scrapped, Spring 2008. They had been partially stripped and out of service at 207th St. Yard for nearly 10 years prior to scrapping.
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Detailed Roster
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