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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 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.
The R44 is a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1971 to 1973 for the B Division and the Staten Island Railway (SIR). The cars replaced many R1–9 series cars, and all remaining 1925 Standard Steel built SIRTOA ME-1 trains, providing Staten Island with a new fleet of railcars.
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.
Independent Subway System NYC Board of Transportation New York City Transit Authority: Specifications; Car body construction: Riveted steel: Car length: 60 ft 6 in (18.44 m) Width: 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) Height: 12 ft 1.9375 in (3.71 m) Floor height: 3 ft 1.875 in (0.96 m) Doors: 8 sets of 45 inch wide side doors per car: Maximum speed: 55 mph (89 ...
The Zephyr holds the title of being the first stainless steel subway car in the city, preceding the R32 – the first bulk order of stainless-steel cars in New York City Subway history – by thirty years. Prior to the R32, Budd went on to build the R11 prototypes in 1949. Unlike the other prototypes and the production units, the Zephyr was ...
For example, cars 5965, 5984–5985, 5989, and 6214 were converted into R71 rider cars after retirement, but were replaced with R161s (R33s converted into rider cars) and subsequently reefed in 2009. [5] Car 6239 has been preserved by the New York Transit Museum since 1976. This car was retrofitted with the first prototype air conditioners and ...
The R6 was a New York City Subway car model built from 1935 to 1936 for the city-operated Independent Subway System by three manufacturers under separate orders, the American Car and Foundry Company, Pullman Standard, and Pressed Steel Car Company. A total of 500 cars were built, numbered 900–1399, and arranged as single units.