Fleet numbers Manufacturer Year Built Builder Time of
manufac-
turing
Class No
of
car
Assembly[i] Rolling stock Number Depots Line assigned Notes
40 B 1971–1973 St. Louis Car 75 feet (22.9 m) 10 feet (3.0 m)
  • 388–435
  • 436–466 (even
    numbers only)
    (352 total)
57
SIR only
No
  • Single cars; even numbered cars ("A" cars) have single full-width cabs, odd numbered cars ("B" cars) have blind ends.
  • New York City Subway car numbers were originally 100–387 and renumbered 5202–5479 (see here).
  • New York City Subway cars retired.
  • Staten Island Railway car 402 wrecked and scrapped from a 2008 Tottenville accident.
  • Car 399 retired in 2013. Car 466 retired in 2015.
R46 1975–1978 Pullman Company
  • 5482–6207
    (4-car sets)
  • 6208–6258
    (even numbers only)
    (754 total)
744 No "A" train  "C" train  "N" train  "Q" train  "W" train  Rockaway Park Shuttle[1][2]
Assignments as of December 23, 2023
  • 5482–6207 are in A-B-B-A configuration as 4-car sets.
    • Even numbered cars have single full-width cabs, and are known as "A" cars
    • Odd numbered cars have blind ends, and are known as "B" cars.
  • 6208–6258 are in A-A configuration (even numbers only).
  • Car numbers were originally 500–1227 and 1228–1278 (even numbers only).
  • Two cars (941 & 1054) wrecked and scrapped prior to General Overhaul.
  • Three cars (6062[3] and 6150–6151[4]) wrecked after General Overhaul.
  • 5550–5553 and 6214 out of service.[5]
R62 A 1983–1985 Kawasaki 51 feet (15.5 m) 8 feet 9 inches (2.7 m) 1301–1625
(325 total)
315 No "1" train  "3" train[6][7]
Assignments as of December 23, 2023
  • Originally single cars, now 5-car sets.
  • 10 cars (1366–1370, 1435–1437, 1439–1440) retired.
    • 1366–1370 were wrecked in 2000 due to an accident. Car 1369 was scrapped in 2005. Car 1366 and half of car 1370 are at the FDNY Randall's Island training center. Cars 1367 and 1368 were reefed in 2008.
    • 1435–1437 and 1439–1440 were wrecked in 1991 due to a derailment. 1437 and 1439–1440 were scrapped in 2001. Car 1436 was reefed in 2008. 1438 is now part of a 5-car set with 1431–1434.
R62A 1984–1987 Bombardier 1651–2475
(825 total)
818 No "1" train  "6" train  42nd Street Shuttle[8][9]
Assignments as of December 23, 2023
  • Originally single cars, most cars linked in 5 or 6-car sets.
    • 1651–1905, 1961–2475, and select other 1900s have full-width cabs at ends of sets.
  • 1909 was wrecked and scrapped.[10]
  • 2176 and 2411–2415 wrecked from 2024 derailment.
R68 B 1986–1988 Westinghouse-Amrail Company 75 feet (22.9 m) 10 feet (3.0 m) 2500–2924
(425 total)
425 No "B" train –
48 cars (6 trains)
"D" train –
232 cars (29 trains)
"N" train "W" train – 72 cars (9 trains)
"Q" train – 8 cars (1 train, p.m. rush, used in B service in the a.m. rush)
Franklin Avenue Shuttle – 4 cars (2 trains)[11][12]
Assignments as of December 23, 2023
  • 2500–2915 originally single cars, now in 4-car sets.
  • 2916–2924 still single cars; used for the Franklin Avenue Shuttle.
R68A 1988–1989 Kawasaki 5001–5200
(200 total)
200 No "A" train – 8 cars (1 train, p.m. rush, used in B service in the a.m. rush)
"B" train –
152 cars (19 trains)
"N" train "W" train – 16 cars (2 trains)[13][14]
Assignments as of December 23, 2023
  • Originally single cars, now in 4-car sets.
R142 A 1999–2003 Bombardier 51 feet (15.5 m) 8 feet 9 inches (2.7 m) 1101–1250,
6301–7180
(1,030 total)
1025 Future installation[15] "2" train  "4" train  "5" train[16][17]
Assignments as of December 23, 2023
  • All cars are sequentially numbered in A-B-B-B-A configuration as 5-car sets.
    • Cars ending in 1, 5, 6, and 0 have single full-width cabs and are known as "A" cars.
    • Cars ending in all other digits have no cabs and are known as "B" cars.
  • Cars 6346–6350 were taken out of service after suffering fire damage in an arson attack.[18][19]
R142A 1999–2005 Kawasaki 7591–7810
(220 total)
220 "4" train[20][21]
Assignments as of December 23, 2023
  • All cars are sequentially numbered in A-B-B-B-A configuration as 5-car sets.
    • Cars ending in 1, 5, 6, and 0 have single full-width cabs and are known as "A" cars.
    • Cars ending in all other digits have no cabs and are known as "B" cars.
  • Original order was 7211–7810; cars 7211–7590 were converted to R188s between 2010 & 2016 for the IRT Flushing Line.[22]
R143 B 2001–2003 60 feet (18.3 m) 10 feet (3.0 m) 8101–8312
(212 total)
212 Yes "L" train[23][24]
Assignments as of December 23, 2023
  • All cars are sequentially numbered in A-B-B-A configuration.
  • Cars with single full-width cabs are known as A cars.
  • Cars with no cab are known as B cars.
R160 2005–2010 Alstom (R160A)
Kawasaki (R160B)
8313–9974
(1,662 total)
1662 Yes "J" train  "Z" train  "L" train  "M" train[25][26]
Assignments as of December 23, 2023
"E" train  "F" train 
"G" train  "R" train  (1 train is also used in Q service during the morning rush hour, but is shown in the R assignment)[27][28]
Assignments as of December 23, 2023
  • 4 car sets (8313–8652, 9943–9974) are sequentially numbered in A-B-B-A configuration. All are classified under R160A-1 and are powered by Alstom ONIX 800 IGBT–VVVF.
  • 5 car sets (8653–9942) are sequentially numbered in A-B-B-B-A configuration.
    • 8653–8712, 9233–9802 are classified under R160A-2 and are powered by Alstom ONIX 800 IGBT–VVVF.
    • 8713–8842, 9103–9232, 9803–9942 are classified under R160B-1 and are powered by Alstom ONIX 800 IGBT–VVVF.
    • 8843–9102 are classified under R160B-2 and are powered by Siemens SITRAC IGBT–VVVF.
  • Cars with single full-width cabs are known as "A" cars.
  • Cars with no cabs are known as "B" cars.
R188 A 2010–2016 Kawasaki 51 feet (15.5 m) 8 feet 9 inches (2.7 m) 7211–7590,
7811–7936
(506 total)
506 Yes "7" train[29][30]
Assignments as of December 23, 2023
  • All cars are in 5-car or 6-car sets to form 11-car trains for IRT Flushing Line service.
  • Order consists of a combination of 126 new cars & R142A conversions by the manufacturer, totaling 380 car conversions.[22][31]
    • Conversion sets numbered 7211–7590 are numbered as follows:
      • Cars ending in 0, 1, 5, and 6 have single full-width cabs and are known as "A" cars.
      • Cars ending in all other digits have no cabs and are known as "B" cars.
    • Cars 7811–7898 are eight new 11-car trains (split into four 5-car trains and four 6-car trains), with cars sequentially numbered.
      • Cars whose numbers give a remainder of 0, 1, 5, and 6 when divided by 11 have single full-width cabs and are known as "A" cars.
      • Cars whose numbers give other remainders when divided by 11 have no cabs and are known as "B" cars.
    • Cars 7899–7936 are "C" cars that are linked with converted R142A sets expand the sets to six cars.
R179 B 2016–2019 Bombardier 60 feet (18.3 m) 10 feet (3.0 m) 3010–3327
(318 total)
318 Future installation[32][a] "A" train  "C" train  "J" train  "Z" train  Rockaway Park Shuttle[33][34]
Assignments as of December 23, 2023
  • 4-car sets (3050–3237) are sequentially numbered in A-B-B-A configuration.
  • 5-car sets (3010–3049, 3238–3327) are sequentially numbered in A-B-B-B-A configuration.
  • Cars with single full-width cabs are known as A cars.
  • Cars with no cab are known as B cars.
R211A 2021–present Kawasaki 4060–4499
(440 total)[35]
190 Yes "A" train
  • All cars are sequentially numbered in A-B-B-B-A configuration as 5-car sets.
    • Cars ending in 0, 4, 5, and 9 have single full-width cabs and are known as "A" cars.
    • Cars ending in all other digits have no cabs and are known as "B" cars.
R211T 2022–present 4040–4059
(20 total)[35]
20 Yes "C" train
R211S 100–174
(75 total)
0
(testing)
No
  1. ^ Tc: Trailer with cab; Mp: EMU with pantograph; M: EMU without pantograph.
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