R-42 (St. Louis Car)
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R-42 car 4800 leads a J train inbound at Hewes Street on the BMT Jamaica Line. Photo by David Pirmann, August 2008.
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Roster
| Designation | Unit Numbers | Manufacturer | Years |
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| R-42 | 4550-4949 | St. Louis Car | 1969-1970 |
- 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
- 392 cars rebuilt 1988-1989, MK/NYCTA
- Mismatched pairs: 4460 (R40M) & 4665 (R42), 4684 & 4727
Datasheets
R-42 Datasheet from NYCT Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawings
Photo Gallery
 Image 5568 (248k, 1024x692) Photo by: Joe Testagrose Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue |
 Image 65866 (106k, 820x622) Photo by: Bill E. Location: Jamaica Center/Parsons-Archer |
 Image 67377 (157k, 1044x788) Photo by: Michael Hodurski Location: 2nd Avenue |
 Image 69366 (177k, 1154x510) Photo by: Bob Wright Location: Coney Island Yard |
 Image 71391 (146k, 1044x788) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: Lorimer Street |
 Image 73361 (73k, 556x551) Photo by: Bob Wright Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue |
 Image 85780 (331k, 1044x788) Photo by: Paul Ferbrache Location: Williamsburg Bridge |
 Image 86200 (316k, 1044x788) Photo by: David-Paul Gerber Location: Cypress Hills |
 Image 93563 (203k, 1044x783) Photo by: Curtis Roach Location: West 4th Street/Washington Square |
 Image 98755 (251k, 1044x788) Photo by: Robert Mencher Location: East New York Yard/Shops |
 Image 101844 (229k, 1044x788) Photo by: Zach Summer Location: Avenue N |
 Image 104513 (285k, 1044x788) Photo by: Glenn L. Rowe Location: 207th Street Shop |
 Image 106572 (224k, 1044x699) Photo by: Michael Hodurski Location: Church Avenue |
 Image 115289 (214k, 1044x699) Photo by: John Dooley Location: 111th Street |
 Image 137637 (287k, 1024x681) Photo by: John Dooley Location: 145th Street |
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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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| 4554-4555 | First R-42s in service, May 9, 1969 (in a mixed train on the Sea Beach line).
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| 4612 | Collided with "D" train, 59th Street, 3/5/1971. Repaired at 207th Street shop and returned to service. | |||
| 4624-4625, 4730-4731, 4786-4787, 4818-4819 | Bumper block overshoot at Chambers Street, 11/6/2007. As the R-42 fleet is being prepared for scrapping, the four pairs of R-42 cars were sent to the 207th St. yard scrap line instead of being repaired, even those with only relatively minor damage.
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| 4664 | Hit by "J" train on Williamsburg Bridge, 6/5/1995.
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| 4680-4681, 4714-4715, 4766-4767 | Scrapped, no other info available. | |||
| 4685, 4726 | Involved in accident nr. 135th St. station. 4685 scrapped in 2000; 4726's nose (end cap) used to repair 4918.
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| 4736-4737 | Installed at the East New York High School of Transit Technology in 2009; used for educational and vocational training purposes. Replaced an older car (R-30 8337).
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| 4878, 4927 | Moved to SBK yard in Brooklyn for asbestos abatement and scrapping, July 2007. Scrapped January 2008. | |||
| 4904 | Involved in fire at East New York Yard, 1971. Mate 4905 coupled with 4946. | |||
| 4918-4919 | Collided with "B" train near 9th Avenue, 2/5/1995. Repaired with front end of 4726.
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| 4938-4939 | Blind ends damaged in collision, 2/5/1995; repaired and returned to service. |
Detailed Roster
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