The R46: NYC's Oldest Subway Cars

I rode the R46 as well

Please dont retire the R46 and R68 they are one of my favorites

The r46 is being replaced by the r211

Rockwell International made many of the defective trucks.

There is a yellow S on the R68A

GET READY THE R46’S ARE GOING GONE IN WEEKS FROM NOW 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Always loved the R46. They were a staple on the F train. They better have a retirement ceremony for this great subway car.

at the time I post this comment, the oldest operating subway trains in the United States are the 1969 Pullman Standard cars in Boston, not the R47. including when this video was posted

Sometimes I see them on the F Line

where’s the G????

Pee wire to poo wire 😂😂😂

The R46 is going to stick around longer than you think- knowing the MTA..

bring back this series🙏🙏

The R46 was at the time not the the biggest order in the transit order history anyone know what the order was

The R44 are older and still running

Says be respectful and the narrator on the TV show is cursing. No respect to his viewers nor children

@2:23, who’s we ❓

The R211S trains are going to replace the R46 trains.

Bro I miss the R46 like why would MTA retire. In like 6 months from now R46’s are being retired. I will never forget the R46’s orange and yellow seats. Like a they are being replaced by this “New R211” which basically does nothing except for bhrighter light.

You are absolutely right! Longitudinal seating is the best way to handle crowds in rush hours. That was the way from 1948 to 1970. Until 1971 to 1987 from the R44 to R68A. I am a New Yorker who grew up in NYC during the Mad Men era

U missed that those trains also run on the 1, B, and D lines

No thr R44 is

0:32 i litch was gonna day this is the NY equivalent to the 1972 stock on the bakerloo loool

You are so into train history...curious how you became interested. Thanks for sharing

I still love the R46 Trains, I've been riding them since i was a kid :D

The R46s are the best trains to ride. The fluorescent lights plus white walls and ceilings on NTTs hurt my eyes, while the interiors of the R46s are a lot easier on me. And getting a forward facing window seat gives much better views and makes me less nauseous than longitudinal seating. I’ll miss these

Do not retire the r46 or get new ones. They are the most comfortable to ride in. New trains are not comfortable and have much less seats.

Can't wait for them to retire it's such a pain riding these trains

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I'll miss the R46 cars because of the seating configuration. I'm used to looking out the window in these cars. You can't really do that in the newer cars like the R211s, especially when it's crowded. I DESPISE the benchlike seating.

Why do they keep them forgod sakes give them up

I love the r46 because on those seats that face the same way as the train car, they have this small part on the wall that serves as an armrest and it makes me feel so comfortable. It is the only train I could fall asleep and rest on because of those seats and also the lightings.

The reason the trucks cracked was because they were not meant to ride on concrete ties .
No other city that used the same Rockwell trucks had any problems

Ain’t no way the LU and the MTA’s oldest trains are both from 1972 lol

Man, I wish the r44s were still in service. There was a funny trick that you would do on the doors. If you were to pull on them a little bit, it would activate the door chime.

R46 became the staple of MTA subway system. We used to ride them all the time on the F train and the A train back in the 1990’s.

I Really Like The R68 on the (D) Line Bro

I like riding them too, especially a window seat as you stated and the seating arrangements. The wood trim is nice too, a vintage feel. But on a recent ride on the D to Brooklyn I could both feel and see the neglect taking hold. The cars were not being cleaned or overhauled as often. And on certain portion of the ride I even felt them bottom out. Reminded me a lot of Boston's Orange Line's vintage rolling stock prior to replacement. Thanks for the video.

Not true the oldest running subway car is the R44 still running in Staten Island in 2024, which is one of the 5 boroughs in NYC. Let’s get it right and exact!

I LOVED these cars! Quiet, air-conditioned, fast...and those BELLS!

t=329 The exact problem with the 44 cabs was the depth, not the width. They had an additional seat for the public outside, and so the cab was narrower depth wise, and the console was basically up in your chest. Not only that, but the console was of course designed for the electric P-wire system, but when this was replaced by a conventional control system using valves, they had to break through the console and have a controller valve shaft go down through the floor, and you basically had to straddle this in the already cramped seat! (and the reverser stuck right out between your legs!)

#R46