R32 Subway Cars

The R32s are the oldest subway cars in New York City along with the R42s. They were built in the years of 1964-1965 by Budd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These cars run on the IND/BMT division. The C train (IND 8th Avenue/Fulton Street Line) uses these cars. There are 600 cars in the contract from 3350-3949, but there are 362 cars that have been scrapped and 10 cars are used for work service. 3659 was involved in an accident, but it was renumbered to 3348 and it was reefed in 2009. Every year during the summer, the R32s go on the (A) line from 207th Street to Lefferts Boulevard, Far Rockaway, and Rockaway Park to get  more HVAC on the trains because the (A) runs outside after Grant Avenue to Queens. During the year of 2012 in September, the R32s were sent to Coney Island Yard for their refurbishment. By 2015, all R32s are going to be displaced with R179s. On November 18th 2012, the R32s were trucked over to Far Rockaway  to provide service from Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue to Beach 90th Street as the (H) shuttle train due to damage of Hurricane Sandy on the Rockaway Line.