R40 Wazoo

10 minutes of pure Trainluvr fun - the full video from my 4-23-2008 trip to the Brighton Line to get this HD footage of the R-40s in their last weeks or months on the BMT (imovie downgraded the resolution though). If you are into conductor announcements you will hear the BEST ever coming into Church Avenue and later. I invite people to download all my videos so that some may survive long after their time on the web is finished.

[@josemartinez223]

Those cars were a hell of a lot of fun to ride,they had the best RFW period.

[@an2niotransitproductions813]

joe c Did you feel the breeze like the r32 trains?

[@RXSVN_2]

I'm guessing that RFW means rail fanning window.

[@josemartinez223]

@@RXSVN_2 Railfan window.

[@RXSVN_2]

@@josemartinez223 Ok. Thanks.

[@TheMetroologist]

The R40S is literally the first train I saw when I moved to this city in 2009, and it was on the B. Loved those cars

[@kevinb8881]

The R40s and R40Ms really meant business!!

[@Kbaxter223]

Fun fact I’m also Kevin B

[@MP-tz2yn]

@@Kbaxter223 now you're cringe

[@Kbaxter223]

@@MP-tz2yn 💀

[@GojiMet86]

This is the best footage of the R40 I've seen on KZbin!

[@m0dze1532]

Would've been better if the quality didn't downgrade

[@davidng2336]

Man, the old days were amazing. Thankfully we have a pair of R40s and some R40Ms preserved in the museum fleet.

[@ColbertAwesome]

this was my most favorite subway train model from childhood its so nostalgia

[@hshxhsbdv7]

Thank you so much for uploading this video years ago even when the R40S/Ms&R42s were still around the B regardless of mixed sets or not. Even seeing the R68/As on the Q now brings back a small part of my childhood. All we need now is the R40S/M/42s back on the B to redo Brighton. This is absolutely beautiful.

[@nyctenthusiast3507]

Thats a good camera for the late 2000s

[@arikq_nyc438]

ikr

[@Gshadow1000]

I just wish they haven't gotten rid of the R40's...

[@blakemcnamara9105]

And the redbirds.

[@Vxllain]

The redbirds most likely would have still been here if they werent ordered to be retired as soon as the R142/A’s released. Same with the R40’s and R38’s.

[@Vxllain]

Antonio Yeah i would have also liked the R40 series to still be here. R40 meaning the Slants (R40) and Mods (R40M).

[@Hotters9060]

@@blakemcnamara9105 I miss the REDBIRDS.

[@Hotters9060]

@@Vxllain Now the R42 trains are gone also. They retired last month.

[@GojiMet86]

I like the way the conductor made those announcements.

[@greghuang2314]

This brings back so many memories...

[@MatthewSmith-cv7op]

This was the last of an era of variety and beauty on the subway, before the system became automated with carbon copy R142’s and R160A/B’s. Once the R46 and the R68’s go, so goes the neighborhood.

[@davidng2336]

Also the R62s and R62A. IDK what will replace the R68s and R68As (especially the ones on the Franklin Ave shuttle), but the R46s will be replaced by the R211 and the R62/As will be replaced by the R262s.

[@MP-tz2yn]

What do you mean so does the neighborhood?

[@crazydragon3744]

@@MP-tz2yn he means that the neighborhood wont look the same without the old trains :(

[@grahamsmith6210]

@@MP-tz2yn he means everything will be cookie cutter NTTs with those uncomfortable ass bench seats

[@MrRailfan]

Amazing Quality and video!

[@Railsmoke03]

3:53 wow she didnt want to ride the r40 slant 4:28 she went for the r40M instead lol

[@Alex_Campbell_MTA]

This is awesome. Brings back all the memories!

[@KingofGamingAndTrains456]

This really makes me want to live in the early 2000s

[@greghuang2314]

They should have kept the R40s instead of the R42s. Although they were a year older they seemed to be in much better shape in the late 2000s. The R42s were already rusting by that point while the R40s were doing just fine.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

The cars were scrapped based on how poorly they were performing (worst first).

[@hoonami139]

can't believe this was 12 years ago already, I was a senior in high school when this was filmed. feels like it just happened

[@Dortizr160]

man you have the best videos

[@TheLanard]

These were the best trains to operate.

[@jamespuglisi5525]

if u happen to have and footage of these or any other cars on the astoria line from queensboro plaza to ditmars.. please post thanks

[@thexboxgamer9128]

SO SAD TO SEE THE GOLDEN AGE OF RAILFANNING ENDING IN 2008 R40 R40M R42 R32 R38 R44 REEFING

[@juandilone3905]

R42s R32s and R44s SIR are sill her

[@mediasaintfilms4654]

Fire content ❤

[@CodyWinters-ok1uz]

R40 are my babies i grew up ever since i was born in 1999 they were the best but that dosent mean that since they is gone i dont love em

[@EdwardR32R42]

I like the R40 slants R40M alot grew up with them I wish it will last til this day I really miss them on the B

[@APOTwixx]

Miss the R40.

[@zakitransitguytv]

Now the b train has the r68/r68a I wish the r40m and slant were still around I remember riding the r40m and r40 slant to to prospect park and I remember the R42 j train going to prospect park

[@matthewadonis3020]

R68’s look ancient compared to slants

[@TheRailLeaguer]

That may because they went back to basics with the R68/As.

[@EnderMasterTM]

The good old days especially in the summer.

[@m0dze1532]

Why did u use imovie if it would downgrade the resolultion

[@theofficial1train]

I watched this same vid At least more than 1000 times

[@nah_144]

I remember when I was 4, that was the first and only time I saw an R40 slant.

[@trainluvr]

When I was four I saw and took notice of R-32s for the first time, when I was only used to Bluebirds, the other new car type of that time.

[@nah_144]

@@trainluvr Wow that was like the 70s right?

[@AnRandomUser_]

Wow one of the oldest trains

[@raspergrey4935]

like b train

[@burbank]

I really do miss the r40 and the r 40a trains. I also miss the R38. when I was a kid living in New York City I remember writing these and I also remember writing these each time I visited New York thereafter. They were excellent trains and I wish they had extended their use. Some may not agree with me in this, but those are 160s are pieces of junk.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

burbank After a subway car reaches 40 years old, the subway car becomes maintenance he’ll. Refurbishment and Overhaul are out of the question as the cars are a lost cause. If would be more cheaper to replace the cars with newer models. The money saved can be used for other things.

[@DatamasterCorporation]

R160's are good, the R179's suck

[@Josh-tw4ew]

I was only in Kindergarten when the trains were doing their final runs. I don’t remember if I were into trains back then, but never knew that these train cars existed. I never got a chance to ride any R38 or R40 trains. But I’ve been on an R160 lots of times.

[@trainluvr]

You're 17 and here to tell us you have ridden lots of R-160s.

[@Josh-tw4ew]

Trainluvr yes. I never knew that the trains existed. Also I’ve been on an R46 while it was running on the F train. But yeah, the F train mostly uses R160s. Also because I don’t take the J train during rush hours, that line mostly uses R160s. They use R32s, but only during rush hours, and only R160 trains run during midday and weekends. I’ve been on the E train a lot, so that’s a lot of R160s.

[@damil4921]

Wow it was a really long time aho

[@trainluvr]

To you

[@mikefagan6840]

I remember that being the N line.

[@tubblescousine257]

u sure we can download? LoL

[@trainluvr]

Download, does not mean repost.

[@tubblescousine257]

trainluvr gottcha thanks

[@RXSVN_2]

1:42 and this is why I would never take the B train in Brooklyn. Because it would go just as slow or even slower than the Q, you might as well have got on the Q and rode through the local stops. They would do this often. Made absolutely no sense to me. Express is supposed to be faster, not the same speed. It's a shame too because I really did enjoy riding those B trains the couple of times that I did in the late 2000's Back in the 80's and 90's when they had it set up so that Q was the express and the D was the local on that line, the Q was very fast passing these stations. If I remember right, going back even further than that you could see some of the signs were partially covered up where it said that the Brown M train used to stop at these stations.

[@aaronsamuel2823]

R40 retired because of the structural issues with the car body frame

[@WebSoak]

Back when the (B) had cool cars...

[@jackielee5815]

I wish the mta people did not get rid r40 train .what the mta people do with r40 train?i like that train is nice train to rid in it.

[@trainluvr]

You crack me up

[@thetrainguy400]

MTA MAKE THE R40/42 COME BACK I MISS THEM INSTEAD OF USEING R68/A THE R68/A SUCKS REAL BAD

[@TheRailLeaguer]

TheSpongebobFlow How? The R68/As do not suck, especially how they have a wide motormans cab for comfort and are more reliable than the R40s when the R40s retired.

[@annanowak3016]

YES R68/A SUX

[@annanowak3016]

JeremiahC99 STFU