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The R62 in particular was the first New York City Subway car class built by a foreign manufacturer. [240] These were all delivered between 1983 and 1989. The R10, R14, R16, R17, R21, and R22 car classes all were retired with the deliveries of the R62/As and R68/As.
Single cars; even numbered cars ("A" cars) have single full-width cabs, odd numbered cars ("B" cars) have blind ends. New York City Subway car numbers were originally 100–387 and renumbered 5202–5479. New York City Subway cars retired. Staten Island Railway cars currently being replaced. R46: 1975–1978 Pullman: 5482–6207 (4-car sets ...
The R42 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company between 1969 and 1970 for the IND/BMT B Division. There were 400 cars in the R42 fleet, numbered 4550–4949. It was the last 60-foot (18.29 m) B Division car built for the New York City Subway until the R143 in 2001, and the last car model class to be built in ...
The R46 order initially consisted of 754 single cars, each 75 feet (23 m) long, and was the largest single order of passenger cars in United States railroad history at the point of the fleet's completion. The R46 was the second order of 75-foot cars to be ordered for the New York City Subway, after the R44s.
Some R30 cars were saved for various purposes throughout the New York City Subway system. The full list includes: 8429 and 8558 – converted to Rail Adhesion Cars, based at Coney Island Yard and Pitkin Yard, respectively. 8506 – preserved at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn, New York since 1975 after an accident wrecked its mate. This ...
The R27 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1960 to 1961 for the IND/BMT B Division. A total of 230 cars were built, arranged in married pairs. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered cars. The first R27s entered service on November 15, 1960.
New York City Subway: Specifications; Car body construction: Stainless steel sides with carbon steel chassis and underframes, fiberglass A-end bonnet: Car length: 60 ft 2.5 in (18.35 m) Width: 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) Height: 12 ft 1.625 in (3.70 m) Platform height: 3 ft 9.125 in (1.15 m) Doors: 8 sets of 50 inch wide side doors per car: Maximum speed
The R17 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1954 for the IRT A Division. A total of 400 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered cars. The first R17s entered service on October 10, 1955.