Admire the R46 with Trainluvr

Now that the R-46 is the oldest model in the NYCT rail fleet, I have created a unique video celebrating this legendary equipment. The R-44 design was refined and improved by the R-46. They look the same, but have many differences. I borrowed footage from Novice Quads, -GMB248, and DJT Trains, slides from my collection and NYCSUBWAY.ORG and music from 1978 perfectly reflecting the modern and forward thinking engineering of that era.
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[@wendysremix]

They looked so futuristic and beautiful when they were new

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

I remember these when they were new!! I remember me and my Subway fan friends could tell the difference between the R-44's & R-46's as they approached just by their front roll sign. The 44's entire sign was the route color and both the Line Letter and the circle around it were white. The 46's had what is now the standard Color Bullet with the Line Letter.

[@Kbaxter223]

and when they changed it to a circle it was lower than the r46

[@MHammonds18]

I love these cars, they're a perfect length and have that traverse seating where you can look out the window without getting a neck cramp, not to mention the groovy orange and yellow seats.

[@MHammonds18]

@Lighthouse in the Storm the warm color is goes easy on the eyes, especially in the morning 😂

[@mikefagan6840]

I love the photos of the Smith & 9th st station F train going down to my home station of Carroll St.

[@Railsmoke03]

best train ever, music is amazing. Also I made a comment so long ago but it was removed

[@shoebeam]

they were very attractive as originally delivered.

[@sicilianchris1837]

My favorite subway cars. I hope they spruce them up and keep them longer like r32 cars.

[@Kbaxter223]

they will the longer it takes for the r211 to come the longer the rein of the r46

[@TheRailLeaguer]

With the R211s coming in soon, there won’t be a need for that. In fact, this has become urgent as the R46 cars assigned to the Coney Island Yard service have suffered a number of performance problems.

[@toxicrepstan1897]

@@TheRailLeaguer with the r32’s gone, these are technically the oldest cars in passenger service right?

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@toxicrepstan1897 If you discount the R44s on the Staten Island Railway, then yes. The R46 cars are the oldest on the subway system.

[@Amiri_Francis]

@@TheRailLeaguer Strange. What if the R44s didn’t had to retire in 2010. What would the rolling stock look like.

[@ACLTony]

The M1's cousin! :-)

[@plushynoob3463]

Originally arrived as lemons, and there almost 50 years old. These cars (along with the R44) we’re the symbol of the A line. I’m really going to miss them when the retire. It’s going to feel strange to never see a R46 on the A again once there all gone.

[@plushynoob3463]

@Lighthouse in the Storm I can see why tho, for me, I don’t really associate the R46 with Jamaica yard (except the R line) sense I was born when the R160’s started to invade Jamaica yard (mostly the E)

[@flyboii124]

I definitely feel that the A line screams R46, sometimes I’d pass on a R179 to enjoy the last days of the R46 since the r179 is here to stay.

[@r62aguy85]

@@flyboii124you and me both

[@yamtenorio]

I have a builders plate from an R46! "Pullman Standard Builders" "Morrison-Knudsen Rebuilders" "Hornell, NY 1990"

[@yamtenorio]

I have no clue as to which car it comes from. I bought it back in May.

[@TheChicagoL]

The Rockwell International trucks were a somewhat "radical" departure from the conventional heavy-duty, "tried and true" design normally used on previous subway cars. While the air ride suspension was a novelty for TA, at almost just a glance one could tell that they were just too flimsy to handle weight of the R46s alone. Not to mention the enormous passenger loads and grueling pounding on rough track these cars would be subjected to in day-to-day operation.

[@sethmtanyct]

Great trains! I'm so happy I live so close to the R46's thanks to the fleet swap back in March of this year. I know some people dislike them being at Coney Island, but it was bound to happen anyway. Thanks for sharing these moments with us! I got plenty of R46 footage I plan to upload, including plans to catch tons of more R46 videos in the winter/summer of 2021! It's great we get to have these trains until at least 2023 to 2025, along with SIR R44's until around the same time period, which is when they will get replaced by the R211's. Until than, enjoy them while they last! :)

[@鉄道とおこぷれ大好きチャンネル]

I like R46 cars

[@MrBlox-sf8vc]

I wish MTA didn’t remove the blue strips on the old cars. They looked cooler with them.

[@danielwrynn4707]

I remember when the R46s were brand new in passenger service. Now they're the oldest subway cars in the New York City Subways. Unless you want to count the R44s on The Staten Island Railway 🛤

[@danielwrynn4707]

Thanks.

[@blockvfive1196]

R46, big seats, quiet, and sleek

[@nah_144]

I never knew the CQ310/11 sounded like that

[@trainluvr]

Don't believe everything you see or hear.

[@nah_144]

@@trainluvr ok

[@tubblescousine257]

Cool and yeah the R46 and R44 today are still very intresting trains they were indeed ahead of thier time with some advanced technology a typical smee didnt have then before

[@euromatrixkung]

The music is very great and I like the R46 running on the A and C lines.

[@polution6555]

The best video about trains ever😱😱😱😱🍌🍌

[@sidee01]

i remember when i took my first r46 ride in 2008 on the f also on 3:08 i notice a pitkin set js running an 8-car g train for some reason

[@burbank]

I love the r46 and the r44 trains. They were indeed futuristic and head great interior, plentiful seating, and you had sideway seating which were great for groups to sit together and at least have a conversation. I remember riding those as a kid living in New York City and I remember when they were new and they were indeed show pieces of the subway. If they had to be replaced the MTA should have ordered exact replica recreations of these great vehicles in terms of size, interior, seating and a return of the blue stripes. If they were to use LED signage they should have the LED signage specifically designed with the circle colored letters and the traditional fonts of the destination sides on both the interior and exterior like the original models.

[@skydiamond8705]

The R46 are the OG of BMT they out lasted the Graffiti period the R62 and R68 came after

[@r62aguy85]

A big piece of the A line fading away

[@isaacalvarez9401]

Clearly they had some influence from the SOAC

[@trainluvr]

No the SOAC project just had St. Louis Car build an extra two R-44 body shells.

[@SportsFan838]

They looked kind of creepy back in the day

[@TBF_1J]

the R46 is legendary!

[@Hernans-World-On-YouTube]

They will be retired in the mid-2020s when they will be replaced by R211s.

[@Michael_afton698]

Can you do the same video but with r44s

[@ArrowIIIRailfan]

Long live r46s!

[@randyveliz5260]

I like The Music Trainluvr

[@samealhamerez3767]

coool

[@hoodboyzAtl]

Wow great to see our Marta train CQ310

[@HIDLad001]

These, the R44s, the Metropolitans (M1, M3), and the Cosmopolitans (M2, M4, M6) all look amazing.

[@trainluvr]

The MTA hired an industrial design firm by the name of Sundberg-Ferrar to design the MTA family of trains.

[@HIDLad001]

@@trainluvr Who designed the R62 and R68? They aren’t exactly the same, but they are quite similar.

[@trainluvr]

@@HIDLad001 Probably just agency staff copying existing body components. Thanks for engaging with my channel.

[@markydee48]

The R46 along with the R32s will always be my favorites. I remember when the R46 first appeared on the F and E lines. They were shinny and very large looking. Back in those days they flew down the tracks. Later on the MTA seemed to put speed restrictions on them. Nothing beats riding them between Lexington Ave and Queensboro Plaza.

[@trainluvr]

It is true. After a late 70s rear end collision of a southbound train in the Fifth Ave. station (53rd) by a R46 in wyaside regulated mode, that mode was banned. Regulated mode was a kind of cruise control that maintain speed regardless of grade. The wayside signal design from the 1930s at that location did not anticipate a train going uphill at that speed. This is the result of high tech features, of which there were many, being rushed into use without adequate testing. Avoidance of such a pitfall is one reason it takes so many years now to introduce new cars on north american rail systems. It is also another consequence of playing catch up tech-wise after the decades of stagnation and disinvestment in the mid-20th century.

[@Bersamamenangisbestsongever]

1:33 is this......pta subway station?

[@RTCRBusProductions]

No

[@Matthews_Back]

Pta is trash

[@RTCRBusProductions]

@@Matthews_Back ok, its your opinion

[@Extremelybadpiggies]

That’s a r44 pre goh (thumbnail)

[@trainluvr]

The 44s came in with the square style rollsign. Also look under the headlights, small door for hostler connection, R46 only.

[@Extremelybadpiggies]

Are you sure? I’ve never seen a r46 with blue lines unless that’s a r46 pre goh.

[@Extremelybadpiggies]

1:03 this one looks like a average r46

[@Extremelybadpiggies]

Also a few r46’s don’t have a small door

[@trainluvr]

@@Extremelybadpiggies Which ones? I dont thin that is true.

[@edwqdd2914]

0:41 EGG

[@davevalens9918]

Of all the R series of trains that we have here in NYC, this one by far has always been my favorite of them all to me and it will always will be. But sadly, I know eventually they'll all be phased out soon and taken over by the R211s. I'll miss the R46 so much when they are gone. NYC will never be the same way again when they're gone🥺