Edited August 19, 2007.
An addendum to the New York City Subway Car Roster, this node will list all subway cars, of these classes and older ones, that have been preserved at various museums, or converted to work-train service. To keep this list manageable, it will not include pre-unification IRT or BMT cars.
As of August 2007, the MTA is scrapping much of its surplus work train equipment, both rider cars and work motors. The older cars are being replaced by recently retired r33 class cars.
Class r36:
Built for IRT service, 1963-64. Retired 2003.
#9400-01, 9542-43-- stored on-property, location unknown.
Class r33:
Built for IRT service, 1962-63. Retired 2003.
#9306-- preserved at NYC Transit Museum, Brooklyn
#9327-- at Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunk, ME
#9307-20, 9322-26, 9328-45-- in work train service.
#9156, 9157-- at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn
#8812-3, 8816-7, 8820-1, 8834-5, 8858-9, 8862-3, 8868-9, 8885, 8888-91, 8914-5, 8936-7, 8944-5, 8954-57, 8964-5, 8986-7, 8996-7, 9000-1, 9020-1, 9032-3, 9038-9, 9066-7, 9138-9-- converted to work train service.
#8912-3-- at Tiffany St Iron Shops, Bronx
#8950-1-- at E. 180 St Yard, Bronx
#9010-1, 9016-7, 9068-9, 9206-7-- used as museum train
#9075-- at Borough Hall, Queens
Class r30:
Built for IND/BMT service, 1961. Retired between 1990 and 1993. These cars were the BMT redbirds.
#8506-- preserved at Transit Museum
#8337-- at Transit Tech High School, Brooklyn
#8265, 8336-- at Concourse Yard, Bronx
#8424, 8425, 8463-- at Coney Island Yard, Brooklyn
#8481, 8522-- at 207th St. Yard
#8429, 8558-- converted to work train service.
Class r29:
Built for IRT service, 1962-63. Retired 2002.
#8678-9-- stored at E. 180 St Yard, Bronx.
Class r28:
Built for IRT service, 1960-61. Retired 2002.
#7924-5-- stored at E. 180 St Yard, Bronx
#7926-7-- at Illinois Railway Museum.
Class r27:
Built for IND/BMT service, 1960. Retired between 1988 and 1989. Outwardly identical to r30 cars and often ran mixed with them.
#8145-- at Pitkin Yard, Brooklyn.
Class r26:
Built for IRT service, 1959-1960. Retired 2002.
#7770-1-- at Canarsie Yard, Brooklyn.
#7774-5-- stored at E. 180 St Yard, Bronx.
Class r22:
Built for IRT service, 1957. Retired 1987.
#7371-- at Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunk, ME.
#7313, 7314, 7318, 7319, 7322, 7327, 7337, 7343, 7346, 7355, 7358, 7366, 7368, 7374, 7379, 7380, 7386, 7389, 7392, 7410, 7413, 7422, 7424, 7425, 7436, 7444, 7449, 7460, 7490, 7496, 7502, 7571, 7629-- converted to work train service.
Class r21:
Built for IRT service, 1956. Retired 1987.
#7194, 7196, 7216, 7234, 7246, 7261, 7269, 7276, 7287-- converted to work train service.
Class r17:
Built for IRT service, 1955. Retired 1988. These were the last NYC subway cars to feature the porthole front window.
#6609-- preserved at Transit Museum
#6688-- preserved at Shore Line Trolley Museum, East Haven, CT
#6895-- at Concourse Yard, Bronx
#6813, 6835, 6850, 6899-- converted to work train service.
Class r16:
Built for IND/BMT service, 1955. Retired 1987. The r16 class were widely considered to be lemons, and it's a wonder so many of them still exist. These cars also featured the porthole front window.
#6387-- preserved at Transit Museum
#6398-- preserved at Trolley Museum of New York, Kingston, NY
#6305, 6339-- at Coney Island Yard, Brooklyn.
Class r15:
Built for IRT service, 1950. Retired 1984. These cars featured the porthole front window, as well as two circular panes on each side door. They were the first NYC subway cars to feature the turtle-back roof.
#6239-- preserved at Transit Museum
#5965, 5984, 5985, 5989, 6214-- converted to work train service.
Class r14:
Built for IRT service, 1949. Retired 1984.
#5833, 5843, 5871, 5872, 5875, 5895 -- converted to work train service.
Class r12:
Built for IRT service, 1948. Retired 1981.
#5760-- preserved at Transit Museum
#5782-- at 239th Street Yard, Bronx
Class r11:
Built for IND/BMT service, 1949. Retired 1975. The r11 was a 10-car experimental train set built by Budd. It was all-stainless steel.
#8013--preserved at Transit Museum.
Class r10:
Built for IND/BMT service, 1948. Retired between 1984 and 1989. Some of the last cars briefly wore an all-green paint scheme.
#3184-- at Coney Island Yard, Brooklyn
#3189-- at Pitkin Yard, Brooklyn.
Class r9:
Built for IND service, 1940. Retired 1977.
#1689-- preserved at Shore Line Trolley Museum, East Haven, CT
#1801-- preserved at Empire State Museum, Albany NY
#1802-- at Coney Island Yard, Brooklyn.
Class r7:
Built for IND service, 1937-1938. Retired 1977.
#1575-- preserved at Transit Museum. Rebuilt to externally resemble an r10, in 1947.
#1440-- preserved at Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunk, ME.
Class r6:
Built for IND service, 1935-1936. Retired 1977.
#1144-- preserved at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, England.
#923, 925, 1000, 1300-- at Coney Island Yard, Brooklyn.
Class r4:
Built for IND service, 1932-1933. Retired 1976.
#484-- preserved at Transit Museum
#800-- preserved at Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunk, ME
#825-- preserved at Trolley Museum of New York, Kingston, NY
#401-- at Coney Island Yard, Brooklyn. Renumbered to 491.
Class r1:
Built for IND service, 1930-1931. Retired 1973. These were the first cars built for the IND municipal subway.
#100-- preserved at Transit Museum
#175-- preserved at Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunk, ME
#103, 381-- at Coney Island Yard, Brooklyn
Source: http://www.nycsubway.org