Built at Chicago, Illinois, USA Entered service 1938-1939 Number built 150 | Constructed 1937 Scrapped 1978-1979 | |
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Manufacturer American Car and Foundry, Pullman Standard | ||
The R7 was a New York City Subway car built in 1937 for the city-operated Independent Subway System by two manufacturers under separate orders, the American Car and Foundry Company and Pullman. It was a continuation of the R6 fleet.
These cars were ordered for expanded service in Queens and for the opening of the IND Crosstown Line.
The R7s were also used for service on the IND exclusively until 1968-69, when they were displaced by the new R40 and R42 cars, and were transferred to the East New York Yard of the Eastern Division, and were used on the former BMT J, KK, LL, M, and QJ routes until 1977 when the R7s were retired, and replaced by the R46s.
Preservation
Car 1440 survives at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, coupled to R4 800 and is used in various tourist rides around the museum.