R-42 (St. Louis Car)
From nycsubway.org
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 5402 (175k, 1024x676) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: 71st/Continental Aves./Forest Hills |
 Image 5559 (199k, 1024x647) Photo by: Ed McKernan Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: Lorimer Street |
 Image 5560 (253k, 1024x688) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: Marcy Avenue |
 Image 5636 (196k, 1024x668) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: Crescent Street |
 Image 5651 (202k, 1024x660) Photo by: Steve Zabel Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: Broadway/East New York (Broadway Junction) |
 Image 38231 (197k, 1044x788) Photo by: Richard Panse Location: Halsey Street |
 Image 76948 (203k, 1044x788) Photo by: Philip D'Allesandro Location: Cypress Hills |
 Image 77874 (244k, 1044x788) Photo by: Glenn L. Rowe Location: 207th Street Yard |
 Image 83576 (277k, 1044x788) Photo by: Chris M. Location: Mott Avenue/Far Rockaway |
 Image 88803 (279k, 1044x699) Photo by: John Barnes Location: 102nd-104th Streets |
 Image 91679 (237k, 1044x788) Photo by: Robert Mencher Location: East New York Yard/Shops |
 Image 108855 (222k, 1044x788) Photo by: Glenn L. Rowe Location: 207th Street Yard |
 Image 112738 (229k, 1044x788) Photo by: Robert Mencher Location: East New York Yard/Shops |
 Image 113467 (234k, 1024x709) Collection of: George Conrad Collection Location: Avenue U |
 Image 128266 (288k, 1044x788) Photo by: John Dooley Location: Flushing Avenue |
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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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