The Top 10 New York City Subway Cars of All Time [Revised Edition]

[4vladi4]

My real top 5 are #5 R40, #4R32, #3 R68, #2 R142/A and #1 R62/A. I think thats my top 5. Answer.

[4vladi4]

my top 10 would be #10 R143,#9 R44,#8 R42/R40M,#7 R40,#6 R160A/B,#5 R142/A,#4 R68/A,#3 R46,#2 R32 and #1 R62/A. Answer.

[cats3300]

Sorry--I go back to the days of the HI-V cars on the IRT and the R-1 cars on the IND. The new cars simply do not compare.

[DCLocal84]

I remember the R40 slants as a kid on The F line. We would see them when we headed out to Lincoln HS to run around the track. I always thought they were so cool, and didn't understand why the Brighton Beach Line (than served by the Q(express) and D(local)) didn't have them. Thanks to the founder of nycsubway, I learned that the slant design was intended to help make the train look modern (eh, futuristic?) but that went out the door with the addition of gates and chains for safety.

[qolspony]

I like the RED BIRDS, but I like it when it ran on the C line. The trains were greatly improved from earlier. Acceleration, but stopping speed was squeaky.

[qolspony]

My number 1 subway car of all time is the R38's. I liked the acceleration of these trains and the stopping distance. They are know to stop on a dime. My second choice is the R40 slants. They have incredible downgrade speeds (even greater than the R'38s). R46 is the most improve train of all time. They also give a more smoother ride. R68B that is used by the "Q" train come up as #4. 32's and 42's and box 40's are all on the same playing field to me. The 32's are airy sounding.

[geneking7320]

I like the R44/R46/R68 design the best. For New York cars I prefer the big

letter in the front window [vs over the end door]. For other cities including

here in Chicago I prefer destination signs over the end door.

[MegaSonic1010]

What sound track is it

[legobrickbreaker101]

at 1:20, is that an actual r62/a 6 train!?

[mysteryman557]

@legobrickbreaker101 yes, 1999

[legobrickbreaker101]

@mysteryman557 dang!!! thx

[legobrickbreaker101]

@junjun798 thx it does

[angrydrunkguyy]

The R40 IS the best subway car in modern Subway history.

[tek32272]

Check Out Mine!

[junjun798]

lol honestly my choices are the following 1.RedBird R26,R28,R29,R33,R36 2. R62/R62A 3.R32 4.R42. 5.R40/R40M 6.R38 7.R68/R68A 8.R142/R142A 9.R143 10.R160

[chowder800]

i say the R40 looks cool

[jj34351]

1 r68

2 r160a/r160b

3 r143

4 r142

5 r40m/r42

6 r32

7 r38

8 r44/46

9 redbirds

10 r40

[justrun1119]

@jj34351 wtf r40 is top r32 r40m r38 r42 r160a 

[jj34351]

@justrun1119 that is my top 10

[justrun1119]

@jj34351 oh sorry

[timo518]

When I was born, R32's were in service. goodtimes....

[junjun798]

@timo518 they sitll are

[userTWA]

I agree with R44/46, R68 & R32. But R40/R40M? These were the worst cars ever used. Uncomfortable seats and less of them. R160s are no improvement. Even less seats (40), annoying auto announcements, station announcements by people who can't pronounce the station names correctly (Sheeps Head [two words!] Bay, DeK"ah"lb Ave,). Greatest cars were the IND R1-R9s. Easily seen destination signs, cross-seating instead of longitudenal, comfortable seats instead of hard ones, and the most seats: 56!

[stormbreaker91746]

I agree with all of those choices

[TheSubwayMustango]

Well put.R40s were my favorite too

[linkroute42]

The R160 should be #1

[rippen100]

i like the r60s!!

[4P3607]

@rippen100 theres no such thing as an R60 passanger train. there is such thing as an R60, but its a type of work train.

[rippen100]

@4P3607 I mean r62 :D

[4P3607]

My #1 train is and will always be the R32. I loved to play with the rollsigns for entertainment when on the E going into Manhattan.

My least fav is the R40. Slants=dangerous.

GO R32!!!!!

[galianociti1]

european subway cars are better

[msllangevin29]

not too sure about the last one... but nice video!!!

[parejopinto]

GO SLANTS!!!btw since the R160's are a waste of time due to them being hopelessly speedcapped, they should b # 10 lol

[TheSubwayMustango]

I think you forgot the R143

[jtcbrt]

Always loved working the Slant 40. It was the least work and the most fun.

[Redbirdfan33]

How did the R160/obese train beat the R142 ??

[koolmazin]

screw R40 put it in last place

[Redbirdfan33]

Nice video i still think the Redbirds should be in 1st place

[charlotte240]

The R44 trains suck, no one uses the seats fully, because you are trapped to the inside seat and have to ask someone to move in order to get out. The staggered layout of the poles is also a flaw, it makes you have to walk in a zig zag line in order to get past.

[Redbirdfan33]

THE R46, R44, R68, R143, and R160 are all obese trains that grew too wide which is way their the ugliest trains of the NYC subway

[astrotrain53]

REDBIRDS FTW

[dialga8642]

the R142/R142A are from The Taking of Pelham 123

[junjun798]

@dialga8642 the redbirds were from the original film wersion of the taking of pelham 123

[junjun798]

@dialga8642 version lol its called the taking of pelham one two three

[DatMexicano57]

wheres the R143? I say that is #4

[koolmazin]

wtf at 1:45.... R42 with white floors??

[Coneyislandav7]

you forgot about the R143.

[Redbirdfan33]

R143, sucks its one of the trains that are killing the goodness of the NYC subway

[ks10308]

actually thats the r160 thats killing the nyc subway, not the r143

[Redbirdfan33]

true the R143 only killed the L line, while the R160 killed the E,N,Q,J,M,Z,W,F,and L lines

[mtagenius2]

@Redbirdfan33 .make that the G,R,AND A.I saw a smith street bound g train yesterday,a coney bound r train!?,and a broad channel bound A .

[Redbirdfan33]

@mtagenius2 I already know there on the R but I didn't know they were on the G and back on the A.

[mtagenius2]

@Redbirdfan33 but a r to coney island

[Redbirdfan33]

the seats on the R160 are so uncomfortable that my ass is aching after i get off a the seat

[ks10308]

yeah, the seats are so uncomfortable, how did they even pass the testing? thats true though, the r160 killed the E,N,Q,J,M,Z,W,F,and L lines. Anyway, do u know when the r40 is gonna be in the transit museum?

[ks10308]

i meant to say, do u know how long the r40 is going to stay at the transit museum?

[Redbirdfan33]

not sure. im pretty sure they put r40 in there to replace the R1/R9s they used for the nostalgia train

[Redbirdfan33]

they wouldn't pass testing on the IRT lines since there obese design prevents them from traveling on those lines

[ks10308]

alright thanks, i was thinking about going to the museum this week since i have off this week. i am so taking a mugshot with the r40

[koolmazin]

no its not... the bad cars are the R40-44 killing the A line

[ks10308]

R U kidding me? The r40-44 are the best subway cars for me, but thats ur opinion.

[mtagenius2]

@ks10308 for me,r110bs and below are my favorites,not including the r8a's

[Allyn65]

what the name of this song

[mysteryman557]

Bells Running Away in youtube audio swap

[junjun798]

@mysteryman557 the r160 should have been last and the redbirds 1st but great video i subscribe