History Of The R38 Subway Fleet

These cars are some of my favorites, and they have an interesting history, so here you go!
I made a slideshow on the R38s, watch it here: • R38 Photos 1966 to 2009
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Background
0:57 Building & Service Entry
1:16 Career
1:46 Overhaul
2:16 Deterioration
2:31 Retirement
2:55 Preservation
3:07 Outro

[@stephendeluca4479]

You neglected to mention that 10 cars were delivered with air conditioning when new. I did a survey for the Committee for Better Transit in 1976 and one of the things I found was that many R38s had water leakage in heavy rain at the seams behind the bonnet. The water would run down the wall next to the front storm door and onto the seat.

[@TRRailfan]

Wow, that’s super cool! The R38s were certainly not the best-made subway cars 😅

[@1575murray]

@@TRRailfan The R40 and R42 cars were even worse. Budd built a much better car body than St. Louis did. Ironically both are no longer in business.

[@Bve542]

@@TRRailfan didnt the r38s have ac motors

[@trainluvr]

The 10 A/C cars had a scent inside that was pleasant, unique and interesting. A sweet chemical smell that likely was toxic. For two plus years this ten car set was king of the railroad, being the only air-conditioned train. Mayor Lindsey announced in 1968 that all new buses and trains would be purchased with air conditioning (which was much colder than what is standard for today).

[@josephheston9238]

@@1575murray Funny that these look more like the Budd M-3 Market-Frankford cars and not the R-32s (and yet the R-32s are Budd and the R-38s aren’t).

[@CloverPhotoandVideo]

Thanks for putting this together. I always liked the R38s and remember them as a kid on the F and even on the N. I think they were the first cars to have air conditoning work successfully around the mid 1960s.

[@TRRailfan]

Thank *you* for watching! I wish I had seen them running. I think you’re right.

[@1575murray]

They were the first NYC subway cars to successfully implement air conditioning. The last 10 cars in the order 4140-4149 had Stone Safety air conditioning units as delivered. However some H&M/PATH cars had already entered service in 1958 which had air conditioning installed at the St. Louis Car factory. I rode on them a few times as the PATH used them on the Hoboken-WTC route and they sounded just like IRT subway cars. PATH also later ordered a fleet of cars from St. Louis Car which came equipped with air conditioning before the R38 cars were built.

[@sanitman1488]

One of the best equipment I operated when a motorman on the E line , Queens Boulevard ! Loved them.....

[@manhbx96]

I loved the R38 cars as a kid and still love them miss you R38

[@danielwrynn4707]

I remember as far back as the early 1970s, when they were running on the F train. The R38s.

[@danielwrynn4707]

Thanks 👍

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

Plus,the R32 is a pretty rare train in MTA

[@4trainfan909]

ITS NOT A R32

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

@@4trainfan909 I know :/

[@superbrownsheep3777]

Suggestion: do a history on the R44s

[@hollisandzdrake1272]

Would love to see a vid about the R22/R21's history.

[@xxEJSubaru20xx]

I prefer the R38 over the bland R32s, R38 felt more detailed and just looked better in my eyes

[@blackopscw7913]

Same

[@robroy6374]

both are great in design. 🙄

[@Thatgamingdiary]

@@robroy6374 The R38 is a little bit better

[@robroy6374]

@@Thatgamingdiary they all are great

[@Thatgamingdiary]

@@robroy6374 true

[@Alex_Campbell_MTA]

Impressive... nice job explaining!

[@TRRailfan]

Thanks!

[@marlenecortez4232]

Great Video!

[@TRRailfan]

Thanks!

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

I love the R32 but the R179’s took over the R32. I WISH THE R32 CAN STILL RUN TODAY

[@blockvfive1196]

I wish that they kept the all silver look with the newer cars, in my opinion the R62 or R46 just looks so cool because of the smooth silver look to it

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Let the 179s crap out again and the 32s will be running again.

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

@@blue9multimediagroup yes

[@benjaminsmith2287]

@@blockvfive1196 The R46 had a blue line on the side when it was new.

[@blockvfive1196]

@@benjaminsmith2287 well yea, blue line the most of it was silver

[@TheLordAI]

I remember as a kid id always ride the A trsin out to Far Rockaway but id always wait for an R38 to pull up so i could ride between the cars

[@TRRailfan]

That sounds fun.

[@indoorandarenafootballhub3213]

This is awesome

[@TRRailfan]

I agree

[@indoorandarenafootballhub3213]

TrainRider Railfan good for beginner rail fans

[@jasonsamuelcromwellii5346]

Not only the NYCTA R179 became the new R110B along with the R143, and R160, but also the new substitution of R32 & R38, But mostly R40 & R42.

[@TRRailfan]

what

[@TRRailfan]

New series soon: fun facts about trains/lines

[@jazielreacts3998]

Ok

[@andrewskigordon4941]

Can you do a video on the history of the Budd universal rapid transit vehicle, thanks

[@TRRailfan]

Maybe but these are hard so I might not

[@Bloor25]

oooooooooookkkkkkkkkaaayyyyyyyy

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

Do a train talk about all the MTA trains and how they were builder and replace by other trains.

[@superior6196]

Nice and nice Chanel it’s dope

[@TRRailfan]

Thanks?

[@broyofroyo1207]

I like the R38s

[@vanadiate3085]

this is what you resort to when you cant go outside wow

[@TRRailfan]

Bruh I do this anyway lmao

[@luislaplume8261]

I would like you to know that they looked like the Budd built Market Frankford subway trains in Philadelphia made in 1960.

[@TRRailfan]

true

[@MagicMike-rd8mz]

Goodmorning and Thanks for the Histroy Lesson for the R-38 aka the R-32 lil Sister's !!! In there Life time as Subway car's they where good Subway car's the seats 💺 and the heat was good. But they where getting up in age!!!

[@chriscampbell5538]

Half of the R38 propulsion sounded like an R32, others sounded like an R40S/M

[@blue9multimediagroup]

R32s are still around waiting for the R179s to crap out again.

[@TRRailfan]

Yep, technically they aren’t retired, just in the reserve fleet.

[@thefullspeedaheadofr160bry9]

I love R38 subway cars in 2009 or 2020

[@BrianGomez8888]

0:30 they would have ran for 50 years if they replaced the roof’s on them

[@deadass_deezy0727]

I once caught a R38 A train once in 2015 it was a rare catch I guess

[@Trainguy198]

???

[@TRRailfan]

I don’t think those were still around in 2015, it was probably an R32 or a work train or something

[@Trainguy198]

Ikr

[@deadass_deezy0727]

Thinking bout it now I honestly know what it was all ik it was on the A line and looked like a r32 but i can tell it wasn’t the outside looked different but than again i was a lil kid and didn’t know much 🤷🏽

[@nysubwaydude5634]

Why was the R32,R38,R40/M,R42 have there metal handstrap remove and replace with a holding rail ?

[@TRRailfan]

hmm that's actually a good question maybe because it's more flexible to the number of people and how they can hold it?

[@SonictheHedgehogfan-tq9nl]

R38 subway cars in 2022 56 years

[@mrmattigamingFIN]

Grand Theft Auto IV Still has R38s.

[@mrmattigamingFIN]

A videogame btw.

[@Europapadutch651]

THE R32

[@DrOrinBlazes333]

Well I kinda like the Subways

[@aaronsamuel2823]

Budd car company should of built the R38 then this wouldn't have happened

[@superior6196]

How do you know all this

[@TRRailfan]

Research online

[@TRRailfan]

ok

[@superior6196]

Do u play Fortnite

[@TRRailfan]

ok i don’t want to start a fight but Fortnite Bad Minecraft Good

[@TRRailfan]

personally i prefer Minecraft over Roblox but i respect your opinion

[@khaseemroberts4283]

196 R38 cars that received great overhaul programs after a $400,000 overhaul as they became graffiti free that should have not been replaced by these new high tech trains car group fleet and most cars reefed and what a waste of money and only one pair of 2 cars persevered for the NYTM should have saved more at least about 50 cars even a couple sets for passenger service too!

[@ajjj4wood1]

the R38 should have been retired in 2050 along with the R42 R40M R40S and R44s

[@hectorhardy4781]

Like train

[@TRRailfan]

ok

[@Bloor25]

Skip Intro: 0:25

[@hectorhardy4781]

Old train

[@agustinalonso625]

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