New York City Subway Equipment Roster This is a listing of passenger car equipment used in the New York City Subway. It was obtained from various sources. The listing is organized by division (or operating company) and by year. The numbering shown are the original numbers assigned. Any renumbering is indicated in the notes following each section. Abbreviations ACF - American Car and Foundry PRR - Pennsylvania Railroad PS - Pressed Steel Car Company SS - Standard Steel St. Louis - St. Louis Car Company WSJ - Wason, St. Louis & Jewett Wst/Amrl - Westinghouse/Amrail I R T Purchased by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company Car Numbers Designation Builder Year 3340 August Belmont Wason 1902 3341 John B. McDonald Wason 1902 2000 - 2159 Composites WSJ 1903 3000 - 3339 Composites WSJ 1903-04 3342 First Steel Car PRR 1903 3344 Mineola Wason 1904 3350 - 3649 Gibbs Hi-V ACF 1904-05 3650 - 3699 Hi-V deck roof ACF 1907-08 3700 - 3809 Hi-V motors ACF 1910-08 3810 - 3849 Hi-V motors SS 1910-11 3850 - 4024 Hi-V motors PS 1910-11 4024 - 4036 Lo-V Steinway motors Pullman 1915 4037 - 4160 Lo-V Fliver motors Pullman 1915 4161 - 4214 Lo-V Fliver motors Pullman 1915 4215 - 4222 Lo-V Steinway motors Pullman 1915 4223 - 4514 Hi-V trailers Pullman 1916 4515 - 4554 Lo-V trailers Pullman 1916 4555 - 4576 Lo-V Steinway motors Pullman 1916 4577 - 4699 Lo-V motors Pullman 1916 4700 - 4770 Lo-V Steinway motors Pullman 1916 4771 - 4810 Lo-V motors Pullman 1916 4811 - 4965 Lo-V trailers Pullman 1916-17 4966 - 5302 Lo-V motors Pullman 1917 5303 - 5377 Lo-V trailers with compressors Pullman 1922 5378 - 5402 Lo-V trailers Pullman 1922 5403 - 5502 Lo-V motors Pullman 1922 5503 - 5627 Lo-V motors ACF 1925 5628 - 5652 Lo-V Steinway Motors ACF 1925 5653 - 5702 Lo-v World's Fair St. L 1938 All of the above equipment has been retired and scrapped, although some of the cars have been preserved in various Museums. Purchased by the NYC Board of Transportation and NYCTA after the unification in 1940 for the IRT Division. Car Numbers Contract Builder Year 5703 - 5802 R-12 ACF 1948 5803 - 5952 R-14 ACF 1949 5953 - 5999 R-15 ACF 1950 6200 - 6252 R-15 ACF 1950 6500 - 6899 R-17 St. L 1955-56 7050 - 7299 R-21 St. L 1956-57 7300 - 7749 R-22 St. L 1957-58 7750 - 7859 R-26 ACF 1959-60 7860 - 7950 R-28 ACF 1960-61 8570 - 8805 R-29 St. L 1962-63 8806 - 9305 R-33 St. L 1963 9306 - 9345 R-33 St. L 1963 (Flushing) 9346 - 9523 R-36 St. L 1964 (Flushing) 9524 - 9557 R-36 St. L 1964 9558 - 9769 R-36 St. L 1964 (Flushing) 1301 - 1625 R-62 Kawasaki 1983-85 1651 - 2475 R-62A Bombardier 1984-87 8001 - 8010 R-110A Kawasaki 1992 IRT notes The Lo-V Steinway cars were used in Flushing service. They could not be used in a train with other cars. The R-12 thru R-22 series cars have been retired and scrapped although some were saved as work cars or placed in Museums. B M T Purchased by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Corp. and the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corp. Car Numbers Designation Builder Year 2000 - 2599 Standard (motors) ACF 1914-19 2600 - 2899 Standard (motors) PS 1920-22 4000 - 4049 Standard (trailers) PS 1924 6000 - 6120 (D) Triplex PS 1925-28 7000 Green Hornet Pullman 1934 7029 Zephyr Budd 1934 7004 - 7013 Multi-section St. L 1936 7014 - 7028 Multi-section Pullman 1936 8000 - 8005 Bluebird Clark 1938-1940 All of the above equipment has been retired and scrapped, although some of the cars have been preserved in various Museums. I N D Purchased by the City of New York for the Independent Subway System. Car Numbers Contract Builder Year 100 - 399 R-1 ACF 1930-31 400 - 899 R-4 ACF 1932-33 900 - 1149 R-6-3 ACF 1935-36 1150 - 1299 R-6-2 PS 1936 1300 - 1399 R-6-1 PS 1937 1400 - 1474 R-7 ACF 1937 1475 - 1549 R-7 PS 1937 1550 - 1599 R-7A PS 1938 1600 - 1649 R-7A ACF 1938 1650 - 1701 R-9 ACF 1940 1702 - 1802 R-9 PS 1940 IND notes All of the above equipment has been retired and scrapped, although some of the cars have been preserved in various Museums. B M T / I N D Purchased by the NYC Board of Transportation and NYCTA after the unification in 1940 for the BMT/IND Divisions Car Numbers Contract Builder Year 1803 - 1852 R-10 ACF 1948 3000 - 3349 R-10 ACF 1948-49 8010 - 8019 R-11/R-34 Budd 1949 6300 - 6499 R-16 ACF 1955 8020 - 8249 R-27 ACF 1960 8250 - 8351 R-30 St. L 1961 8252 - 8411 R-30A St. L 1961 8412 - 8569 R-30 St. L 1961 3650 - 3949 R-32 Budd 1965 3350 - 3649 R-32A Budd 1965 3950 - 4149 R-38 St. L 1966 4150 - 4549 R-40 St. L 1967-68 4450 - 4549 R-40M St. L 1968-69 4550 - 4949 R-42 St. L 1969-70 100 - 399 R-44 St. L 1971-72 400 - 452 R-44 St. L 1971-72 (SIRT) 500 - 1278 R-46 Pullman 1974-78 2500 - 2724 R-68 Wst/Amrl 1986-87 2725 - 2924 R-68-1 Wst/Amrl 1987-88 5001 - 5200 R-68A Kawasaki 1988-89 3001 - 3009 R-110B Bombardier 1992 BMT/IND notes R-10 cars 1803-1852 renumbered: 2950-2999 in 1970 R-40/R-40M cars 4350-4549 renumbered: 4250-4449 R-40 cars 4250-4349 renumbered: 4450-4549 R-44 cars have been renumbered: 5202-5479 R-46 cars have been renumbered: 5482-6258 R-10 thru R-30 series cars have been retired and scrapped although some cars have been preserved in Museums.