⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ NYC Subway Train in the Street - R32s Heading for Scrap

Here we see twelve R32s being taken off of MTA property and transferred by NYNJ Rail from the MTA's 38th Street Yard to NYNJ Rail's 65th Street Yard. NYNJ rail operates street-running trackage over 1st Avenue in South Brooklyn. Once they arrive at 65th Street Yard, they'll be transloaded to flatcars and brought out of the city to Ohio for scrapping.
The train operated over the two active street-running railways in NYC, both of which are in Sunset Park and connect to each other:
The MTA-Owned South Brooklyn Railway, which runs east-west roughly along 39th Street:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_B...
The Port Authority-owned NYNJ Rail, which runs north-south mostly on 1st Avenue:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Yor...
The first clip of the video shows the South Brooklyn Railway trackage, the rest of the video is all NYNJ Rail territory.
Enjoy this rare view of the end of an NYC Subway car's life! Kudos to the hard-working operating crews that operated this elegant and perfectly-executed special operation.
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Taken in April 2022.

[@NorthSanman]

I am so sad to see the R32 subway cars go away. The Transit Museum should have preserved an entire set of R32 subway cars in a yard. Good thing a 2-car set of R32s are in the Transit Museum!

[@TheBronxFanner]

Kinda sad knowing 3880-1, the two involved in the last run, will be scrapped.

[@marcleslac2413]

F

[@TJF236]

Word and ima miss car numbers 3610 and 3441

[@francisjaniewski5990]

I agree. I grew up in Michigan City, In. And the South Shore ran passenger trains from South Bend, In. to Chicago. Old wood cars till the 70s. They are still running but no old units were saved. But I was at Union Train Museum in Union,IL. And they have 4 old power unit cars. They used catanary electrical units. Quite the museum.

[@YAZZYUTUBE]

I agree. But they should have kept the R32's in service and gotten rid of the R46's. At least on the R32's you're not locked inside the car and can't escape in case of an emergency with a madman like you are on the r46's.

[@TheOriginalDJMrVee]

I'll never forget the first time I saw these as a kid in the 70s. They were so shiny compared to the rest of the MTA fleet. These and the R40s were the most strikingly beautiful cars I think the MTA ever purchased. I loved to stand on the overpass bridge at the end of the Coney-Island/Stillwell Ave station and watch those beauties snake their way into what was the last stop on the line, on any beautiful summer evening. Very sad to see them go.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

The R32 was the sturdiest kind of train New York City Transit has ever owned.

[@DJHammersTrains]

They really were great cars!

[@captainkeyboard1007]

@@DJHammersTrains The R32 cars even outlasted my first favorite train, the R42 and the other rolling stock that were produced afterwards. Thank you for tapping or typing to me.

[@christopherstory2136]

@@DJHammersTrains they are/were functional and sturdy for sure. Their fluted exterior made them unique and are a fine example of functionalist industrial art. Thank you for creating a fantastic commemoration of this part of not only NYCMTA, but rail history as well. I hope they will be looked upon in the same regard as the legendary EMD F and GP series (on the passenger & freighter side).

[@sandhiadiphraja9562]

Tram

[@stthecat3935]

They sure lasted slightly longer than expected. You see, the R32s were originally supposed to be scrapped right after the introduction of the R179s but MTA didnt retire them until 2020. Even after that, the R32s were on and off for another two years, as if MTA was reluctant to scrap the trains

[@davidng2336]

Wow, they actually cleaned the graffiti off of 3786-3787, the former derailment re-railing training cars. Ride in peace R32s! I also figured out that NYNJ Rail is actually owned by the Port Authority, but since this isn't a facility, tunnel, or rapid transit system of any sort, I do hope this is one of the only places where they won't necessarily harass anyone.

[@moekhawal6410]

That train looks familiar to my To my new train

[@HayleyKiyokoLineBMT]

The legendary R32 just left the city! Never forget!!

[@KINGTO101]

There goes history...still remember riding my first r32 train(N) in the 90s, when the N had 40 slants, r32s,and r68/a's all at once

[@sopaman1234]

I remember going to Coney Island when i was a kid in 1964 when they first went into revenue service..

[@KINGTO101]

@@sopaman1234 yesss talk about it!!!love to hear it.....thank you r32s!!

[@DJHammersTrains]

Yep! They were true NYC Icons!

[@KINGTO101]

@@DJHammersTrains Yes indeed!

[@NeklowK]

R32s were my favorite trains to operate.

[@luislaplume8261]

Subway cars 3452, 3453 were built in 1964, and were rebuilt with their original air horns over the motorman cab. The other R32s were built with the air horns under the motorman cab. The 3300s and 3400s were built in 1964 and all others were built in 1965.

[@kevinwong6588]

R32A 3350-3649 delivered August 1964-March 1965 R32 3650-3949 delivered March-December 1965 (with final four 3946-3949 Pioneer IIIs in December)

[@markcf83]

I did wonder when they were built. Glad someone's answered my question......

[@Thamsdwolfnycofficial_8420]

Ride In Peace to R32 1964 - 2022. Thank to R32 for service. As I am a Transit enthusiast of nyc and support, I will miss R32 when it was service from IND Eighth Aveune and BMT Jamaica lines.

[@toms6756]

What a great high quality video! Thank you!

[@KingofGamingAndTrains456]

Its so sad to see them go. I really hope to see 3360-3361 and another pair or two saved for the transit museum! 3350-3353 have been preserved since 2010, so if 3360-3361 and one or two other pairs get saved, there would be a full 8 or 10 car train!

[@R323838]

3360/61 is saved and its in CIY with the other museum cars

[@KingofGamingAndTrains456]

@@R323838 thats awesome to hear. It would be nice to save another pair or two so that there would be a full 8 or 10 car train!

[@no1ukno929]

@@KingofGamingAndTrains456 I'm thinking 3380-3381 should be a possible candidate for preservation just from the R30 blind end 3381 has. I've always wondered how R32 3381 ended up that way in the first place.

[@michaelscott7706]

Damn a 12 car set

[@luiszuluaga6575]

Never in my life have I seen a subway car above ground on the street. I would love to witness that for myself one day.

[@jatterhog]

R32 streetcars :)

[@blainecountysherrif4542]

I feel the same way!

[@HayleyKiyokoLineBMT]

BTW, congrats on your 63k YT subscribers DJ. Keep it up!!! And go for 100k by the future

[@mtattrain2]

The best move to find to mess up your sleep cycle lol.

[@officialmcdeath]

12 cars shipped in one go, getting confident with the larger load \m/

[@christopherstory2136]

R32 special to me, riding most of my life. N,J all over the place. They still look sturdy and beautiful. So sad to see them go.....wonder if the R46s will meet the same fate or will they too have some preserved for a back up or MOW service....

[@wam2706]

12 train car set! Nice!

[@johnchancellor2258]

They should at least put one in the museum

[@banksrail]

They did.

[@RF_NY1]

Amazing to see them in such nice exterior condition. Over on the IRT side, those 4/5 trains (R142's) look like they're rusting out honda rust style. You see rust everywhere, on the doors, the actual frame, etc.

[@jeremynaraine]

Goodbye R32 I going to miss riding them.

[@NickAllison]

This is very cool. I have been working in the BAT for a year, and wondered if the tracks were still active. Yesterday I thought I saw tracks in the mud alongside the rail and figured that the line was indeed live. This is the first I've seen it in actual use.

[@scottyerkes1867]

Kinda sad seeing these shiny r32's going to the scrap yard. I've had many nice rides to/from the Rockaways on r32's RIP.

[@juliaweber212]

Should be saved to bad

[@scottyerkes1867]

@@juliaweber212 A few may be saved for the Transit Museum

[@theofficial1train]

Childhood Just Gone In a snap

[@trae3290]

There’s a set still in Canarsie yard as of a couple days ago. If they are getting rid of all of them then it should be on the move one day

[@christopherokhiria9980]

Whoa, the R32s used to be on many lines, including the A, C, J and Z lines. I wish they'd be in service and join the R46s, R68s and R68As on the N, Q and W lines. I'll miss these cars.

[@no1ukno929]

Hard to watch but it's an important thing to document for sure. I'm still hoping other rail museums will show interest in buying a pair of R32s each to save more of them from the scrap heap. (I do wonder what the price of one of these R32s would be though. If there were to ever be a successor to Golden's Deli that used to be in Staten Island, maybe having a R32 as the centerpiece of a "Brightliner Deli" would be a neat idea. I'd go visit such a joint every other weekend if it were made into reality.)

[@clydepk3067]

Maybe try to call MTA support

[@DJHammersTrains]

Reach out to MTA Asset Recovery if you are interested in something like that: [e-mail] web.mta.info/nyct/materiel/index.html Hope this helps!

[@no1ukno929]

@@DJHammersTrains @Clyde Wow! I never knew there was a whole division where one could purchase surplus equipment from the MTA. Safe to say a whole R32 would be way out of my budget range for sure though. 😅

[@chriss172]

Damn they clean and shine the cars going to scrap but not the ones used for public. Makes sense

[@eggdrew]

the R32 was and still is my favorite subway train. it makes me tear up seeing these R32's being taken out of service and sold for scrap.

[@superpro_gamezyt710]

I remember seeing these subways back at my stations at Liberty avenue and they were so shiny and metallic I have never rode them myself but i have a toy set of thease iconic r32s R.I.P trains (r32s), and whenever i see them i always guesses their heading to some place to get them scrapped

[@tdadp]

That train was such a awesome work horse I would have loved to seen them go Staten Island because they are better then then current cars in service

[@doubleyuh5572]

sad to see them go, but i’m glad i got to ride one once

[@jaminova_1969]

Good Bye R-32's! Thanks for the memories!

[@kevinwong6588]

Note a standard AAR coupler on 3642 at 5:45 and 8:25. This pair had been work motors at 207th for almost ten years.

[@marcp3461]

I saw a pair in the Pitkin yard last week

[@mrerok]

I believe there's 2 of these in coney island yard. . Where is the model number inside the car?

[@OddsandEnds]

RIP you will be missed you served us well

[@EddyJair240]

Amazing! I never saw a r32 on the road.

[@eeejaytrainz2902]

MTA should keep a few for Garbage or Contruction. Maybe paint them Yellow and black.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

They already have a few for work service.

[@davidng2336]

@@TheRailLeaguer I thought the 50 R42s replaced them. Unless they are indeed keeping some in work service.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@davidng2336 They have both R32 and R42 cars in work service.

[@mongo_congo9908]

I'd like to take 1 car of the R32s for my backyard if the MTA makes deliveries? It would be nice if the car would fit... and my neighbors in Brownsville, Brooklyn didn't mind. But...how would the MTA get it to my hood...Grafitti free???

[@kaseycolding1338]

Exactly!! 2 Cars. Lol.☺️☺️

[@redbirdtrain]

Yo I want a r32 in my hood too

[@joshuajimenez6893]

Real talk

[@iNevaan]

Yes I wish u could literally buy them 😭 they don't deserve to go

[@redbirdtrain]

@@iNevaan I think you can buy parts of them tho

[@juliaweber212]

Beautiful train wow

[@whereisthedollar]

Noticed Cab light , door light, one car inside overhead. Where's that power coming from ?

[@jaydenphilbertmunipals9089]

Probably from some sort of generator they have inside the r32

[@iannarita9816]

Could it be the batteries?

[@francisjaniewski5990]

Probably the cleanest those cars have been in 20 yrs

[@carlossanchez-kz4wh]

Are the going over the bay or over hell gate via fresh pond??

[@vanbrown92]

Hey what happen to all old broad st sabway cars and old market Frankford old el cars

[@matthewadonis3020]

This is just sad these R32 trains are godly 🙌

[@kotarohanawa7909]

I wander if we can create some non profit projects via crowdfunding to rescue some of those historic fleet as assets. Those artifact are itself a work of art and 20th century wander. We here in Japan have a very large rail community which have successful occasion in preserving fleet from being scrapped. I think it’s easier in the us because there are abundance of land. The largest obstacle would be the shipping cost and time, as they are being scrapped day by day. R32s are quite famous among Japanese fans but there seems to be very little awareness in the US about this historic fleet.

[@wsx2000lol]

there are some trolley museums around usa which could take care of some but it seems that's the best usa can do, you japanese rail enthuisasts are just on another level compared to usa, you are the best in the world

[@user-hf1fg1pe5o]

I enjoyed video

[@YAZZYUTUBE]

Those cars look cleaner than the cars running on the system now. So did they wash the cars going to be scrapped but don't wash the cars in use daily?

[@shauntakata1762]

Did they come with knuckle couplers? Or did they install them for this move?

[@kevinwong6588]

They always had been H2C. The AAR couplers were fitted for this freight move.

[@damiancooper3063]

Does anyone know the total count that have been scapped?

[@penskepenguin2117]

~16 or 14 cars. More coming in the future :((((((((

[@ernestpassaro9663]

When I worked for new York cross harbor railroad we handled many subway cars

[@jollysylv]

im gonna miss them, i never really got a chance to ride on it

[@Chronicz777]

3522, where is that power coming from? That’s the only one with power that I could see

[@TussyPlayz]

I will miss you 😘 Train Much ❤️

[@mattgandelman3445]

Where was this taken? It is trippy seeing subway cars on the street like this with normal traffic (more or less). Street level stations just on the street would be pretty neat lol

[@DJHammersTrains]

The train operated over the two active street-running railways in NYC, both of which are in Sunset Park and connect to each other: The MTA-Owned South Brooklyn Railway, which runs east-west roughly along 39th Street: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_B... The Port Authority-owned NYNJ Rail, which runs north-south mostly on 1st Avenue: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Yor... The first clip of the video shows the South Brooklyn Railway trackage, the rest of the video is all NYNJ Rail territory.

[@mattgandelman3445]

Oh dope

[@penskepenguin2117]

This is very sad. 3786-3787 has been at Coney for years, and probably the only place to see a R32 trainset. All these R32's could have been sold to private owners and kept, but due to the small population of railfans like us, that is not possible. Take example the douglas c47 skytrain aircraft. There's more than 20 being kept and maintained by private owners. If the railfan community was just as popular and rich as the aircraft community, I think it's safe to say that at least 2-3 trainsets of the R32's would be in the hands of private owners. If anyone is brave to buy these poor pieces of metal, each should be around 10 grand or less. Subway can be greedy and charge you more. but chances are you can buy them for $800, as shown with the MBTA Orange trains.

[@Sledge0422]

A few of these cars were on the retirement run sad to see them go

[@sebastianaguinaldo2243]

Why is the AEM7 a freight train

[@johncroop8243]

Does anyone know their exact destination in Ohio?

[@yensilavila3680]

Nice

[@DraconiteDragonOfficial]

3:49 that bell sounded like a metrolink

[@MultiDoglover55]

How old are these cars ?

[@Toxic-fb8fw]

Is there a schedule or timetable for when these are on the move to be scrapped? I would love to get my own footage too😭

[@michaelgorman4229]

Ashtabula,Ohio

[@jabgaming2592]

I hope there preserved

[@daddy4310]

Damn i was hoping that the R179s messed up again so they could come back again smh..Im going to miss riding in between the cars on these and the 40 slants...RIP.

[@nancyoffenhiser4916]

They should make some commemorative coins out of them for us Foamers..stamp them right out of their sides..

[@danielb3293]

The mta should have some future NTTs with the old r32 design or heavily inspired design from the r32 but it’ll never happen

[@matthewadonis3020]

Yess 🙌

[@metromannyc6033]

thats not how that works....old designs are outdated

[@matthewadonis3020]

@@metromannyc6033 not necessarily R142’s have the red design in the front as an honor to Redbirds.

[@metromannyc6033]

@@matthewadonis3020 that is such a minor detail though

[@matthewadonis3020]

@@metromannyc6033 still it pays honor to Redbirds I agree with Daniel B future NTT’s should pay honor to the R32’s in the exterior that would be amazing

[@johnalbanese30]

Ok folks give it a break. This is a what happens when we scrap cars. The same thing happened to the H.V.S, L.V.S Flivers A.B. D Type R 1/9 R 10 R11 through R16.

[@bryantsanders2389]

Hi

[@nysubwaydude5634]

Is the MTA going to scrap the r32 pair that was restore to it original appearance

[@penskepenguin2117]

I believe that car was a museum car? 99.99% sure it will be preserved

[@HighlightDarkness]

5:07 how was R32 #3522 still electrified without a thrid rail??

[@ice319]

Those are independent lights, not third rail power.

[@zakitransitguytv]

They should make the new trains thats coming out similar to the old train like a refurbished design and the interior brand new

[@TheRailLeaguer]

So essentially the R211 design?

[@markhellman-pn3hn]

if i had the money - i'd buy them all !! ... do a 1000% museum quality restoration & have them "ride the rails" again (so sad i can't)

[@kennethrembert7925]

Don't worry, when I go to the New York Transit Museum, I'm gonna see the R32 subway cars

[@WestEndCyrus]

Rip R32s

[@Kwad.Kev2]

We have an abandoned rail yard in Pennsylvania and I would like to take 2 R32 subway cars and drive it on there

[@wsx2000lol]

please do it, buy as many as you can, I encourage you

[@stevenmonteiro6847]

This is like watching the men get onto a ship for Europe in WWII.

[@elizabethbobbio2601]

Welp. This is End of line for the R32's 12 set. I actually want any trainst enthusiasts to go to Ohio to see these R32's go for scrap.

[@OrangeBlox123]

So do you like r32

[@Reconseal4050]

Why don't MTA just auction it off to makes some extra $$$?

[@jakubhanak41]

12-car train of R32s! Also, how is it possible that the lighting was on in one of the cars?

[@danielb3293]

Generator prob

[@NYCTransitSunsets]

Goes to show, that the Great R32 cars will not go down without a fight

[@ostrich67]

Head-end power from the locomotive.

[@YuDoThat101]

No 3rd rail for the sentencing 😢

[@mtatrainsfan]

Idk they took them I know they old but they have no problem with the r32 it was good running good and everything they should at least keep them till 2023

[@PivotBoi.]

the end is near.

[@k.h.4698]

Subway train “going barefoot” (without shoes).

[@iTheRealBigbosceoProductions]

They came off the assembly line the year I was born. Those are the cars of graffiti's Golden era.

[@slade747]

very sad indeed :( will miss the R-32

[@DJHammersTrains]

As will we! Great trains

[@michealguillen8496]

Good bye R32 subway cars it so.many years it run on A C line in 8 Avenue line and E line too I grew up Washington hits Manhattan it been in A line mostly by R38 and the R32 .it life 😭

[@wam2706]

Can I take one train and use it as my own house? I’m homeless 🥺

[@nancyoffenhiser4916]

@Wam that was my suggestion. The last time that they put a video of them being moved, I said that that I should be repurposed into small homes for people. I mean people use airplanes for a house..

[@wam2706]

@@nancyoffenhiser4916 the comment i made was a joke but actually yeah youre right i think it would be a great idea for people that need a house so desperately.

[@penskepenguin2117]

@@wam2706 Agreed. I've actually used a simulator to put my furniture into a r42, it worked pretty well. The cabs might be turned into toilets but the idea would be really neat for the city.

[@Slick43]

I'm sad to 👀 the R32 subway cars to GO Transit Museum should get them and preserve them to their glory like they were in 70

[@joesmith-md2kt]

I OPERATED EVERY CAR IN THE MUSEUM BUT GATE CARS ,& R32 CARS WERE THE ABSOLUTE BEST. SIMPLE &DURABLE . JUST ADD A/C AND RUN THEM FOREVER. SIGNED: " OLD C/R, M/M, TSS

[@kennethrembertslander]

Noo :(

[@russellgxy2905]

Farewell old friends...

[@AL-pu7ux]

They look so solid and well built it’s a shame to see them just thrown away. Can’t even recycle the stainless steel?

[@AEMoreira81]

These cars are being sent to Ohio to be recycled.

[@jordanplays-transitandgame1690]

Its being scrapped. Do you even know what that means?

[@JV-lc7cd]

They're are going to be recycled. Scrapped means they will be torn down, metals separated wiring and such, melted down to produce new steel etc.

[@desativadoparasempre98]

Os R32s Foram baixados da Frota?

[@wsx2000lol]

si

[@desativadoparasempre98]

@@wsx2000lol Ah sim. Muitíssimo obrigado pela informação. E é muito triste em ver trens antigos serem baixados da Frota e que fizeram histórias no metrô. Más agente temos de entender que a baixa é necessária e dar lugar para novos trens. Certo?

[@wsx2000lol]

@@desativadoparasempre98 eu no me interesan os trens novos hehehe, solo os antigos, eu quero que esses trens continuem funcionando onde seja

[@desativadoparasempre98]

@@wsx2000lol Ah sim. De fato 😀

[@gabesterfam2channel700]

RIP THE R32

[@kaseycolding1338]

This is so extremely sad!! And next will be the R46's very soon.

[@hypurban]

:(

[@michaelgorman4229]

Not soon till 2025

[@johnburke1317]

So sad 😞

[@abdellatif987]

Don't worry a scraped subway might happen I saw scraped diesel locomotives.