The R40 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1967 to 1969 for the IND / BMT B Division. There were 400 cars in the R40 fleet, arranged in married pairs.

The R-40 "M" cars retained their smooth front, blue belt rail paint, and large rollsigns until circa 1979-1980 when the signs were changed (to the MTA color bullets) and pantograph gates were installed. "R-40M" was not an official designation, although it is now in common use to distinguish the R-40 cars with the modified (non-slant) end design.

Feb 5, 2025 · Like all M.T.H. subways, the R-40s feature transit stop simulation available only from M.T.H. Designed specifically for our municipal transit cars, the unique Proto-Sound 3.0 transit program features Station Stop Proto-Effects, allowing you to program the train to stop automatically at designated station stops, even in Conventional Mode.

Mar 23, 2021 · In the late 1980s, the first two hundred R40s were retrofitted with A/C, as part of an MTA program to install A/C the entire fleet (except cars that were scrapped in the early 1990s, such as the R27-30s).

These last 100 R40's established a basic "MTA look" which would show not only on subway cars but on suburban commuter rail cars as well, built for cousins of the subway such as the Long Island Railroad. Class R40M, modified with straight ends, a la R42, is new in this photo taken at Coney Island Yard.

Jun 12, 2009 · These cars designed by Raymond Loewy became rail fan favorites. With their familiar front slants and large windows, the R40s provided straphangers with a clear view out the front or back of the trains. Today, though, the era of the R40s is over.

Nov 6, 2022 · From Wikipedia: “The 200 original R40s and the first 100 R40As were unique for their futuristic 10-degree slanted end (designed by the firm Raymond Loewy and Associates) and were nicknamed the R40 Slants or simply Slants.”

Feb 5, 2025 · Hop on board this latest MTH transit set at your dealerﾒs now. Itﾒll take you to Coney Island today or back to the summer of ﾒ68 ﾗ wherever youﾒd like to go. The R40's are available in four car powered sets and two-car add-on sets and feature details as …

The R40 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1967 to 1969 for the IND/BMT B Division. There were 400 cars in the R40 fleet, arranged in married pairs.

Jan 8, 2015 · Beginning with the Chrystie Street Connection in 1967, that allowed IND trains access to the Manhattan Bridge and the 6th Avenue Line, routes were more and more identified by letter instead of by line. The R-40s played into this need with a …