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The R42, built in 1969-1970 was the last 60' IND-BMT car in the New York Subway until the R143 in 2001 and the last model class to be built as pairs (mated sets). They are similar to the R40M. Built by the [[St. Louis Car Co.]] in Saint Louis, Missouri, these were the first fully air-conditioned car class in the NYC subway.

They are numbered 4550-4949.

They are found mainly on the BMT Eastern Division (J, M, L, Z lines) and some on the Coney Island BMT routes.

Car Body: Stainless Steel with Carbon Steel chassis and underbody
Car Length: 60 Feet, 2-1/2 Inches
Car Width: 10 FEET
Car Height: 12 Feet, 1-5/8 Inches
Track gauge: 4 Feet, 8-1/2 Inches
Weight: 74,433 lb
Seating: 44
Propulsion: Westinghouse, DC Motors
Braking" New York Air Brake Newtran
DC Motors Westinghouse 1447J, 115 horsepower (86 kW), 4 per car
Cab Arrangement: Half-width driving cab at "A" end, half-width conductor control cab at "B" end
Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs.

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	The '''R42''', built in [[1969]]-[[1970]] was the last 60' [[Independent Subway\|IND]]-[[Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation\|BMT]] car in the [[New York Subway]] until the [[R143]] in [[2001]] and the last model class to be built as pairs (mated sets). They are similar to the [[R40M]]. Built by the [[St. Louis Car Co.]] in [[Saint Louis, Missouri]], these were the first fully [[air conditioning\|air-condition]]ed car class in the [[New York, New York\|NYC]] [[metro\|subway]].		The '''R42''', built in [[1969]]-[[1970]] was the last 60' [[Independent Subway\|IND]]-[[Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation\|BMT]] car in the [[New York Subway]] until the [[R143]] in [[2001]] and the last model class to be built as pairs (mated sets). They are similar to the [[R40M]]. Built by the ['''[St. Louis Car Co.''']] in [[Saint Louis, Missouri]], these were the first fully [[air conditioning\|air-condition]]ed car class in the [[New York, New York\|NYC]] [[metro\|subway]].

	They are numbered 4550-4949.		They are numbered 4550-4949.