@@dodge1515 The R46 has actually ran on phase 1 on the 2nd ave subway. But I doubt it will last till 2027 for the “opening” of phase 2 of the 2nd ave subway
I can't remember at what point the decision was made to retire the R44s instead of the remaining R32s and R42s. I believe the original plan was to have the R44s on the A and C along with the R46s that were moved over from Jamaica after they got their R160s. It's worth noting that since they first entered service, all the R46s had always been based at Jamaica Yard until that point. Of course, now there are no R46s in Jamaica Yard, since they were sent to Coney Island Yard because of CBTC.
They had more mechanical problems and reliability problems than the 32s and 42s did. So the decision was made the 44s to spare more service problems on the A and C.
@@BigAl_00 This is not true. Pitkin had them running at a high MDBF. While some had frame rot issues, the real reason was institutional hate for these cars.
Sadly I never rode the R44s :( Fun Fact: The NYCT R44s where originally going to be replaced by the R179s but due to defects found on the R44s, they retired early by the R160s instead.
lul if I want to hop on the train that is doing a retirement run I could just take the B or D train from Yankee stadium and go into Manhattan and transfer to whichever train I want
@@lewisasaprichards5649 Nope I'm from Richmond, VA & moved to NYC back in '18-21 of Sept. I've ridden on one just so I can say I've been on Jersey Transit, NYC MTA, & the SIR, road it to Old Town Road in Staten island.
TBH I really like the R44 and R46 design and sounds. When I was living in NYC I would sometimes take the R train and they would almost always have a consist of R46 railcars and I got to see the R44 railcar in the museum number 5240.
R68A 6 Train Arriving At Clock Avenue! - Paper Street? (03/15/2010) Published On Jan 6, 2019!.? From The LAST Day For The R68A G? Taken In March 15th 2010 . Monday!.?
Much like every other transit system, the MTA has to go through regular fleet replacement, meaning that when a car type is about to reach 40 years old, it’s time to discuss a replacement for said car.
When i was on a school trip the city had received their first r44 cars . they were smooth and quiet compared to the cars they replaced. They had red carpets in the door ways some had red white and blue stripes on sides and made a loud bing bong sound when the doors opened and closed they really looked so futuristic compared to the cars before. They were plagued with problems though in the beginning with the trucks cracking and where the trucks mount onto the body but turned out to be really good cars.but i dont know why the city brought cars that could not be used on all the bmt and ind system being to long for some places ex j and l lines
@@lewisasaprichards5649 do you know if the r44 or r46 can ever take the turns on j line on crescent ave or fulton ave. Or even myrtle ave junction ect or is just to big to even try
R46 R Train Arriving At Jay Street - Borough Hall (08/29/2011?) Published On May 4, 2014!.? From The LAST Day For The R46 Day!.? Taken In Monday, August 29th, 2011!.?
The R44s had major structural integrity issues & had to be prematurely retired 2009-10. That was the main reason the R32s & R42s lasted another 10 years
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The fact that the R44’s never lived to run on the line they were built for. The 2nd ave subway. Which is pretty sad they never even got to run on it.
I thought those were the R10’s.
@@VinceHere98 R10s and R44s
And by the looks of things, The R46s wouldn't run the full thing either....
@@dodge1515
The R46 has actually ran on phase 1 on the 2nd ave subway. But I doubt it will last till 2027 for the “opening” of phase 2 of the 2nd ave subway
@@plushynoob3463 you are right cuz I rode it on the 2 Ave in the Q train
The R44s are like the older versions of the R46s but better.
I agree
Which was better R44 it R46?
R.I.P The NYCT R44 (1971-2010)
@KevinN Nkansah hes taking the NYCT R44, not the SIR R44.
@Elijah broomes t H e PrOpUlSiOn I s. D i F f E r E n T. Dooo yooou understannnnd??
@Elijah broomes It’s pretty much obvious...
The N Q n W I think still run these. There are a few 5400 cars left that should be R44s
@@TheEdgecution10 thats R46
1:12 abandoned station
Hoyt-Schermerhorn
Hoyt-schermerhorn street
Hoyt-Schimmehorn
I can't remember at what point the decision was made to retire the R44s instead of the remaining R32s and R42s. I believe the original plan was to have the R44s on the A and C along with the R46s that were moved over from Jamaica after they got their R160s. It's worth noting that since they first entered service, all the R46s had always been based at Jamaica Yard until that point. Of course, now there are no R46s in Jamaica Yard, since they were sent to Coney Island Yard because of CBTC.
They had more mechanical problems and reliability problems than the 32s and 42s did. So the decision was made the 44s to spare more service problems on the A and C.
@@BigAl_00 While the ones on the SIR were retrofitted with the R46 propulsion.
@@BigAl_00 This is not true. Pitkin had them running at a high MDBF. While some had frame rot issues, the real reason was institutional hate for these cars.
Instant classic of these 44s, as a 75-foot car.
RIP
R44
1971-2025
RIP NYCT R44 (1971-2010), SIR R44 is still on SIR service.
R44 is still on SIR Service until 2022-2023..
It’s 2022 and they’re not retiring. More like 2024-2025, since the R211S aint even here yet
I heard.
For all those who keep saying "RIP R44s" they still run for the staten island railway
Won’t be any longer. October 2023 the latest.
@@davidng2336 r211s is gonna replace it
but then they say for NYCT XD
Sadly I never rode the R44s :(
Fun Fact: The NYCT R44s where originally going to be replaced by the R179s but due to defects found on the R44s, they retired early by the R160s instead.
Damn. I was dying to ride that R44 (C) train. Too bad, I didn’t have much of a chance to make that happen.
lul if I want to hop on the train that is doing a retirement run I could just take the B or D train from Yankee stadium and go into Manhattan and transfer to whichever train I want
If I wasn't so little in 2010 I could have been riding the R44 in its last days
R62s are also being replaced by R262s😢😢😢
Not until 2030
Hard to believe it’s been 12 years since the R44 retired
right
Um actually they technically still run on the SIR
@@ComRad69doesn't count since that's for railroads
R44's was a great train on the MTA, but at least we can still see them on the SIR
What does the SIR stand for? 😮🤨
@@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624 Staten Island Railway
@@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624 you've gotta be kidding me 🤦🏼♂️
@@lewisasaprichards5649 Nope I'm from Richmond, VA & moved to NYC back in '18-21 of Sept.
I've ridden on one just so I can say I've been on Jersey Transit, NYC MTA, & the SIR, road it to Old Town Road in Staten island.
@@toku30 that's not an excuse
Their air brake release always mesmerized me
I love the R44s and R46s
The R46 idle sound is so satisfying
@@TPF621 true its buetiful
I wonder how the r46 did not have a high pitch idle sound like the r44s
@@drakesessions3544 They are built by different companies . (Newer) R46 is Pullman Standard and (Older) R44 is St Louis Car Company .
I like the r46 better
TBH I really like the R44 and R46 design and sounds. When I was living in NYC I would sometimes take the R train and they would almost always have a consist of R46 railcars and I got to see the R44 railcar in the museum number 5240.
A MTA train simulator for this transport car to move from one track to another. The C train is one example of becoming a train car. 👍😀👏
RIP R44s we miss u💔💔💔💔💔💔
@Elijah broomes he's obviously talking about the NTCT r44's. You have to use your brain man
@Elijah broomes you expose ME 😂😂😂😂.... there are alot of differences kid
@Elijah broomes propulsion, sir r44 has no side destination display
R68A 6 Train Arriving At Clock Avenue! - Paper Street? (03/15/2010)
Published On Jan 6, 2019!.?
From The LAST Day For The R68A G?
Taken In March 15th 2010 . Monday!.?
Sadly the 44s never got a retirement run. Hopefully the 44s in Staten Island gets a retirement run when they retire
I like R44 train
Yay at least I can still see in 2010 lol
R44s are being replaced by R211s😢😢
Keyword, “R211s”
R44 N train still running! I saw on someones video
Or it was R46 with R44 face
Miss hearing the R-44’s every morning as my alarm clock :(
Are you saying that you're homeless?
@Elijah broomes no sir I actually have a brain
@Elijah broomes His response is a lie. He has no brain.
@@TheRailLeaguer I thought we had an agreement
@@lewisasaprichards5649 Was I talking to you?
Hoping to send a clip to be featured soon
How come they only preserved 1
There is still R44’s on Staten Island
So how come the R44 are gone but the R46 are still in service
The R44s were showing signs of structural integrity issues by the late 2000s so the R160s replaced them instead of the R179s.
Bruh its like their retiring every type of train
Much like every other transit system, the MTA has to go through regular fleet replacement, meaning that when a car type is about to reach 40 years old, it’s time to discuss a replacement for said car.
They wanna get rid of all SMEEs now that its in the 2020 timepoint. All SMEE type cars would be gone by 2045-2050.
When i was on a school trip the city had received their first r44 cars . they were smooth and quiet compared to the cars they replaced. They had red carpets in the door ways some had red white and blue stripes on sides and made a loud bing bong sound when the doors opened and closed they really looked so futuristic compared to the cars before. They were plagued with problems though in the beginning with the trucks cracking and where the trucks mount onto the body but turned out to be really good cars.but i dont know why the city brought cars that could not be used on all the bmt and ind system being to long for some places ex j and l lines
M and Z lines too
@@lewisasaprichards5649 i know it made no sense that the cars could not fit in all ind and bmt tracks
@@r3knynussberger882 yea I never understood the reason for 75fters 60fters are better for capacity
@@lewisasaprichards5649 do you know if the r44 or r46 can ever take the turns on j line on crescent ave or fulton ave. Or even myrtle ave junction ect or is just to big to even try
@@r3knynussberger882 nope it's too narrow
U can’t just place a unit on just one line! The same thing happened to the R110A, R110B, and R143, and intentionally the R179 at first.
Thank you for sharing.
Wait did the R46 or R44 come first
Imagine not using your brain--
@@2train297 try to not be a jackass, I kno it's difficult. The r44 1st @CringeHub
@@lewisasaprichards5649 and its not difficult if you actually know the MTA
@@2train297 I know the MTA better then DjHammers team, what are we talking about 🤷♂️
R46 came first.
R46 R Train Arriving At Jay Street - Borough Hall (08/29/2011?)
Published On May 4, 2014!.?
From The LAST Day For The R46 Day!.?
Taken In Monday, August 29th, 2011!.?
I miss R44s :(
I didn’t know the R44 had howling
Same propulsion as the R68
@@physetermacrocephalus9986 and r68As
They can
R44 and R46 Are the same type but different because R46 makes a LED Sound and R44 Doesnt
R.I.P R44s (1973-2010)
I mean they're still running on the Staten Island Railway
0:10 another r44
Man I miss the r44s so much second best to the r30
Nobody cares troll
@@TheHomicide61 I'm not really concerned with your opinion if you think I'm a troll cool stop begging for my attention
@@lewisasaprichards5649 Can you stop trying to annoy TheHomicide61 and everyone else here in UA-cam? Everyone is getting annoyed with you.
@@lewisrichardsdad3613 it's okay I find the clown to be funny
@@TheHomicide61 In all honesty, he should be a comedian.
R46 And R44 Are the same model but different because R46 Makes a led sound and R44 Doesnt
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I miss the R44$ 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Sounds like R68 tbh
Same propulsion
nice, rip r44s
They aren't retired. They run for the staten island railway
@@ROTE That’s not going to be any longer with the incoming R211s.
@@ROTE I know that???
I went on an R44 Q train in 2023
That would have been a R46 Q train. The R44s NYCT cars retired in 2010.
Soon the r44 will be no more so we should make the most out of it on the SIR
The R44s had major structural integrity issues & had to be prematurely retired 2009-10. That was the main reason the R32s & R42s lasted another 10 years
The R44’s sacrifice their lives for those 2 models so they can live longer 😢
@@plushynoob3463 I disagree
R44s still are in active service on the Staten Island railroad
@@youminholastransit3218 not for long
I didn’t really like the R44s tbh.
Am I early
I think that in my opinion is that R46s are 50 million times better than the Junky R32s R42s and R44s Right or Wrong?
R32s are *MUCH* better than the R46s.
@Yassine rmidi I'm so glad you said your opinion. I almost went there 😤
Those stainless steel ridgey cars were pretty structurely sound even better then the mta thought they would ended up using them longer then expected
Mechanically Yes!
Structurally Nope!
R32 much more reliable than the 46 by a long shot.