R-32 car 3671 and mate in Coney Island Yard. Photo by David Pirmann, June 2004.

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

: Half-width driving cab at "A" end, half-width conductor control cab at "B" end Coupling/Numbering Arrangement : All married pairs.

: 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.

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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

3414/15, 3430/31, 3614/15, 3780/81, 3798/99, 3804/05 Used in work motor/garbage train motor service. ... 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.

Image 70710 (169k, 788x1044)

Photo by: David Pirmann

Location: 34th Street/Herald Square





3353 Was on temporary display at the New York Transit Museum, July 2008.

Image 88796 (238k, 1044x788)

Photo by: Christopher Henderson

Location: New York Transit Museum



Image 88797 (251k, 1044x788)

Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar

Location: Neck Road





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.

Image 24469 (201k, 1044x701)

Photo by: David Pirmann

Location: Coney Island Yard



Image 44120 (328k, 1044x699)

Photo by: David Pirmann

Location: Coney Island Shop/Overhaul & Repair Shop



Image 71579 (264k, 1044x788)

Photo by: Michael Hodurski

Location: 3rd Avenue/38th St Crossing (Gowanus) (SBK)





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).

Image 4812 (210k, 1024x682)

Photo by: Steve Zabel

Collection of: Joe Testagrose

Location: Coney Island Yard





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.

Image 36087 (260k, 1024x679)

Photo by: Doug Grotjahn

Collection of: Joe Testagrose

Location: Empire Blvd. (Malbone St.) Tunnel Portal





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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