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{{Short description|Retired classes of New York City Subway car}}
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[[File:BMT 100 Nostalgia Ride (19329819685).jpg|thumb|right|250px|A [[New York Transit Museum]] set of R1–9s on an excursion trip]]

The '''R1–9s''' (colloquially known as '''Arnines''') were the 1,703 similar [[New York City Subway]] cars built between 1930 and 1940 for the [[Independent Subway System]]. All were built by the [[American Car and Foundry Company]], the [[Pressed Steel Car Company]], and [[Pullman Company|Pullman Standard]]. The name "Arnines" comes from the literal spelling out of the final contract under which these 1,703 cars were ordered – contract "R9".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/exhibits-collections/collections/r19/|title=Meet the “Arnines” - New York Transit Museum|website=Nytransitmuseum.org|access-date=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

The complete listing of contract numbers for cars in this group include: [[R1 (New York City Subway car)|R1]], [[R4 (New York City Subway car)|R4]], [[R6 (New York City Subway car)|R6]], [[R7/A (New York City Subway car)|R7/A]], and [[R9 (New York City Subway car)|R9]]. Also in the R1–9 family was the [[R8A (New York City Subway car)|R8A]], which was a revenue collection car, or [[money train]].

The R1–9s entered service between 1931 and 1940 and remained in service until they were replaced between 1968 and 1977 with [[R40 (New York City Subway car)|R40]], [[R42 (New York City Subway car)|R42]], [[R44 (New York City Subway car)|R44]], and [[R46 (New York City Subway car)|R46]] cars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2006/2006-03-bulletin.pdf|title=The Bulletin|date=March 2006|website=Erausa.org|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427002748/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2006/2006-03-bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Independent_Fleet_(1932-1939) |website=Nycsubway.org|title=The Independent Fleet (1932-1939)}}</ref> The last of the cars in this broad grouping were removed from passenger service in 1977. Many pieces of memorabilia, including rollsigns and car number plates, exist today in museums and private collections.

==Preservation==
Twenty of these cars are preserved by various museums, businesses, organizations, and private individuals.

The cars that remain on [[New York City Transit Authority]] property (and their owners) are:
*R1 100 ([[New York Transit Museum]]) – Operable
*R1 103 (Railway Preservation Corp.) – Operable
*R1 381 (Railway Preservation Corp.) – Operable
*R4 401 (Railway Preservation Corp.) – Operable
*R4 484 ([[New York Transit Museum]]) – Operable
*R6 923 (Railway Preservation Corp.) – Inoperable
*R6 925 (Railway Preservation Corp.) – Inoperable
*R6 1000 (Railway Preservation Corp.) – Operable
*R6 1300 (Railway Preservation Corp.) – Operable
*R7A 1575 – rebuilt to an [[R10 (New York City Subway car)|R10]] prototype in 1947 ([[New York Transit Museum]]) – Operable
*R9 1802 (Railway Preservation Corp.) – Operable

The other cars are located at the following locations:
*R1 175 is stored at the [[Seashore Trolley Museum]]. It does not have [[Bogies|trucks]], and two of its side doors were donated to R4 401.<ref>{{cite web |title=INDEPENDENT SUBWAY 175 |url=https://collection.trolleymuseum.org/browse.php?id=00175RNY |website=Trolleymuseum.org}}</ref>
*R4 800 is at the [[Seashore Trolley Museum]] and is in operable condition.<ref>{{cite web |title=INDEPENDENT SUBWAY 800 |url=https://collection.trolleymuseum.org/browse.php?id=00800RNY |website=Bera.org}}</ref>
*R4 825 is at the [[Trolley Museum of New York]]. It is currently undergoing a cosmetic restoration and is operable.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karnes |first1=A. E. |title=City of New York IND R4 #825 Test run |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cho5iGTtxig |website=YouTube}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=November 2020}}
*R6 978 was used as a dining room at Golden's Deli in the [[Staten Island Mall]] until the deli closed in January 2012. The car was later sold to a private owner in [[Warwick, NY]]. This car is truckless with part of the car sliced away.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/331344201409|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019012242/http://www.ebay.com/itm/331344201409|title=Authentic 1935 NYC R6 Subway Car Ind 978 New York City R1 R9 BMT Train - eBay|archivedate=19 October 2014|work=eBay}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/nyc-subway-car-1935-sale-article-1.1975753|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015232832/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/nyc-subway-car-1935-sale-article-1.1975753|title=Rare NYC subway car on sale in Brooklyn lot for $24,000|archivedate=15 October 2014|work=NY Daily News|date=15 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thejoekorner.com/photos/nyctind/goldens-car/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313030418/http://www.thejoekorner.com/photos/nyctind/goldens-car/index.htm |archive-date=2016-03-13 |title=Golden's Deli R-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Breese |first1=Robert |title=55 PLUS: Expertise at work carries over into personal life |url=https://www.recordonline.com/story/lifestyle/55-plus/2020/04/06/55-plus-expertise-at-work-carries-over-into-personal-life/111844232/ |website=Times Herald-Record}}</ref>
*R6 983 was on private property in [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]] for over 35 years, after being purchased from the scrapyard in 1975 for use as a sidefront in a disco. It was purchased by the [[Craggy Mountain Line]] based in [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville, NC]] in early 2013 and has been restored to operating service for their museum. The car uses trucks from scrapped [[R32 (New York City Subway car)|R32]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://craggymountainline.com/gallery/nyc-subway-car-983/|title=NYC Subway Car 983 – Craggy Mountain Line|website=Craggymountainline.com|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref>
*R6 1144 is used as a cafeteria at the [[Buckinghamshire Railway Centre]], England. This car has no trucks.<ref>{{cite web |title=New York Subway Car No. 1144 |url=https://www.brc-stockbook.co.uk/nycar.htm |website=Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Stockbook}}</ref>
*R7 1440 is at the [[Seashore Trolley Museum]] and is in operable condition.<ref>{{cite web |title=INDEPENDENT SUBWAY 1440 |url=https://collection.trolleymuseum.org/browse.php?id=01440RNY |website=Trolleymuseum.org}}</ref>
*R9 1689 is at the [[Shore Line Trolley Museum]] and is in operable condition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Independent Subway System 1689 |url=http://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/pnaerc.pl?detail=868 |website=Bera.org}}</ref>
*R9 1801 is at the [[New York State Museum]], used as a static exhibit in the museum's Metropolis Hall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Independent Subway System 1801 |url=http://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/pnaerc.pl?detail=871 |website=Bera.org}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Independent_Fleet_(1932-1939) nycsubway.org: The Independent Fleet (1932-1939)]
*[https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Chapter_4,_The_Independent_System nycsubway.org: Chapter 4, The Independent System]
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