Astoria Line

I went to ride to Astoria from Queensboro Plaza today for the first time in about a year and was surprised to find all R-46's running on this line. Last time I rode they were running some other series with a front window view, can't remember what they were.

Are any other cars running on that line nowadays besides the R-46's? Maybe some we can see out of?

For the B-Division (BMT & IND) the current fleet, R-46, -68, -143, -160 and -179, are all full width cab so the RFW is a thing of the past. But the A-Division (IRT) still has R-62s in service.

The railfan window is not completely gone. On the R-142 and everything newer the full-width cab-door has some weird kind of tinted, distorted glass that does permit a reasonable view thru the cab in daylight, outside of the tunnels. I think I rode one of those last time, unless I caught an R-32 still in-service. I was wondering if any of those are currently operating on the Astoria routes, the N and W.

The R-32s are all laid up at this time, most likely never to turn a wheel in revenue service again. Unless the R-179s have a meltdown. Since the Astoria Line is a B-Division the R-142/R-188s, A-Division size, can't play there in service.

As a slightly off-topic point it would be interesting, in the view of railfans, why not take a page from the CTA and how they shot in HD and 4K their Ride the Rails series on YouTube.

I've watched those Chicago CTA videos and some of them are excellent.