R-38 (St. Louis Car)
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R-38 3998 leads an "A" train at 190th Street/Overlook Terrace. Photo by David Pirmann, September 2007.
Roster
| Designation | Unit Numbers | Manufacturer | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-38 | 3950-4149 | St. Louis Car | 1966-1967 |
- Cab Arrangement: Half-width driving cab at "A" end, half-width conductor control cab at "B" end
- Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs.
- Stainless steel
- 60' long, 10' wide
- 196 cars rebuilt 1987-1988 by GE
- All cars in this class retired by March 19, 2009. 4098/4099 was the last pair running (on the C, retired 3/19/2009).
R-38 Side View, before overhaul. Photo by Steve Hoskins.
Datasheets
Photo Gallery
| Five Random Images | ||||
 Image 5023 (177k, 1024x678) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: Broad Channel |  Image 49168 (159k, 1044x788) Photo by: Michael Hodurski Location: Rockaway Boulevard |  Image 73248 (249k, 1044x788) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: 168th Street |  Image 78181 (409k, 1200x800) Photo by: Ed Davis, Sr. Collection of: David Pirmann Location: Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue |  Image 97418 (266k, 1044x788) Photo by: Christopher Henderson |
Car Notes
| Green | Preserved, saved for preservation, or exists in some state |
Yellow | Converted to work service (and later scrapped or still in use) |
Red | Wrecked/Damaged in accident (and possibly repaired), or scrapped prior to the bulk of the type |
| Number | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3990-3991 | Yard accident, Coney Island, 1972; end smashed.
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| 3992-3993 | Only unit to receive interior orange and beige paint scheme. | |||||
| 4000-4001 | Yard accident, 207th Street, 1983; affected the blind ends of the two cars. | |||||
| 4028-4029 | New York Transit Museum collection. Operational; used on various "Train of Many Metals" Nostalgia Train outings.
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| 4031 | Equipped with special tile floor with unusual concentric design. | |||||
| 4063 | Collision with 4248 at Dyckman St. (early 1980s) Sustained front end damage. Received R-42 storm door and was given an R-16 roof line (sign area). R-42 storm door has since disappeared (during GOH). | |||||
| 4088-4089 | First pair of R-38's scrapped, Spring 2008. They had been partially stripped and out of service at 207th St. Yard for nearly 10 years prior to scrapping.
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Detailed Roster
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