R-32 (Budd, 1964)
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R-32 car 3671 and mate in Coney Island Yard. Photo by David Pirmann, June 2004.
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Roster
| Designation | Unit Numbers | Manufacturer | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-32 | 3350-3649* | Budd | 1964 |
| R-32A | 3650-3949 | Budd | 1964 |
| R-32 | 3348 (see note below) | Budd | 1964 |
- 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
- 236 R32, 297 R32A cars rebuilt, 1988-1990, MK/GE
- Mismatched pairs: 3348 & 3549 (3348 was formerly 3659), 3382 & 3831, 3383 & 3890, 3418 & 3863, 3419 & 3740, 3420 & 3645, 3421 & 3558, 3444 & 3777, 3445 & 3468, 3469 & 3592, 3470 & 3919, 3471 & 3658, 3502 & 3905, 3503 & 3600, 3520 & 3891, 3521 & 3862, 3530 & 3741, 3531 & 3830, 3548 & 3593, 3559 & 3904, 3601 & 3918, 3617 & 3776, 3621 & 3644, 3628 & 3669, 3650 & 3767.
- The GE Rebuild cars are: 3594-3595, 3880-3881, 3892-3893, 3936-3937, 3934-3935
Artist conception. Collection of Phil Hom.
Datasheets
R-32 drawing from NYCT Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawings.
Description
After the initial delivery of the "Brightliner" R-32s, the NYCT put four of the cars on display at 34th St/6th Ave. The public was invited to vote on which interior lighting and fan grill design they liked. The R-32s had thin light lines and the standard louvered fan grills. The R-32As came with light canopies which could serve to backlight advertising signs. The fan grills were also different. From a technical standpoint, the R-32As came with Westinghouse Propulsion Packages while the R-32s came with GE SCM controllers.
The R-32s are no longer referred to as R-32 and R-32As. They are currently referred to as R-32 Phase I, R-32 Phase II and R-32 GE. The R-32 Phase I cars (re-built by MK) have WABCO Air Brake packages, GE Master Controllers (Throttle) and Thermoking HVAC units. The R-32 Phase II cars (also re-built by MK) have NY Air Brake equipment, Westinghouse Master Controllers and Stone Safety HVAC units. Since the cars were sent out to overhaul based on how poorly they were performing (bad cars first) there are regular R-32s and R-32As which are Phase I and Phase II. There are also about a dozen pairs which are comprised of R-32 and R-32A mixes. One last oddity of the R-32 fleet. While the original contract of R-32s started with car #3350, there is now an R-32 sporting the #3348. This was an odd car which was converted to an 'even' car when the NYCT ended up with 2 odd cars due to a mishap.
Photo Gallery
Image 4687 (242k, 1024x684) Collection of: David Pirmann Location: Brighton Beach |
Image 4870 (189k, 1024x667) Photo by: Joe Testagrose Location: Franklin Avenue |
Image 4892 (237k, 1024x680) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: 205th Street |
Image 31888 (109k, 1044x701) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: Broad Channel |
Image 35285 (208k, 1044x788) Photo by: Joe Testagrose Location: 88th Street/Boyd Avenue |
Image 58300 (148k, 1037x778) Photo by: Michael Hodurski Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue |
Image 59075 (106k, 1024x768) Photo by: Michael Hodurski Location: Rockaway Boulevard |
Image 83725 (189k, 1044x788) Photo by: Glenn L. Rowe Location: 207th Street Yard |
Image 92439 (321k, 1044x788) Photo by: Chris M. Location: Rockaway Park Yard |
Image 97531 (180k, 1044x788) Photo by: Robert Mencher Location: 207th Street Yard |
Image 98672 (281k, 1044x788) Photo by: John Barnes Location: Euclid Avenue |
Image 100176 (181k, 1024x768) Photo by: Christopher Henderson Location: Rockaway Park/Beach 116th Street |
Image 110211 (327k, 1044x700) Photo by: Zach Summer Location: West 4th Street/Washington Square |
Image 132898 (329k, 1024x678) Photo by: John Dooley Location: Beach 44th Street/Frank Avenue |
Image 132956 (311k, 1024x680) Photo by: John Dooley Location: 207th Street Yard |
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ... | Virtually entire fleet prior to GOH received the prevalent interior orange and beige paint scheme, but the following cars were overlooked and retained their original schemes: 3436-7, 3516-7, 3946, 3949. | |||
| 3348 (3659) | Former car #3659 was rebuilt into an "even" car and renumbered 3348 in July 1994. 3348 is mated with 3549.
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| 3353 | Was on temporary display at the New York Transit Museum, July 2008.
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| 3559, 3904 | Fire damage in 53rd St. tunnel, 1996. (Air shaft grate fell on tracks causing third rail arcing when train hit it). Cars repaired and are now a mismated pair. | |||
| 3616 | Revenue service inactive, 36th St. Yard. | |||
| 3620 | Frame damaged, permanently retired. Moved to SBK yard for scrapping July 17, 2007.
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| 3628 | Collided w/AA train car #4612 at 59th Street, 3/5/1971. End smashed. Rebuilt and returned to service, paired with 3669 (ex-3668) (see below).
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| 3629 | Sideswiped by R-42 4612 (repaired) north of 168th St. 3629 was scrapped, and 3628 was coupled to 3668, converted to a compressor car and renumbered 3669 after the original 3669 was damaged in a switch split on the Franklin Ave. Shuttle north of Prospect Park. (See above and below!) | |||
| 3651 | Yard move accident - split switch in Concourse Yard in 1985. Scrapped. | |||
| 3669 | Derailed, hit wall, Franklin Shuttle, 12/1/1974. Massive gash in right side. Mate 3668 renumbered to 3669 and converted from "even" car to "odd" car.
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| 3766 | Involved in incident 5/15/1985 on "N" train south of DeKalb Avenue. This was the second car and its leading end was badly damaged. Scrapped. | |||
| 3851 | Equipped early with individual guard lights for each door leaf (similar to the R-44s as delivered). | |||
| 3946-3949 | Originally equipped with lightweight trucks. |
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