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The first cars were built in 1906–1907 by American Car and Foundry Company and St. Louis Car Company, which together delivered 182 all steel MUs to the New York Central Railroad. They were built for the electrification of the Hudson Division north of High Bridge and the electrification of the Harlem Division north of Wakefield. [ 1 ]
The General Overhaul Program (GOH) was a mid-life overhaul program for neglected subway cars, which involved a thorough rebuilding of the fleet. Since the completion of the GOH program, the new Scheduled Maintenance System (SMS) program has replaced the GOH program by ensuring that trains do not reach a state in which they would need such an overhaul.
Prototype air conditioning for 8 B-Division passenger cars: Never purchased: R70: Ballast cars: Never purchased: R71 35 rider cars, 6 de-icer cars, 3 hose cars, 6 reach cars (passenger car conversions) RD321–RD361 (rider, hose, and de-icer cars) MTA (in-house) Hose/reach & de-icer cars in service: R72 Flat cars F200–F218, F221–F223, PF219 ...
Following their removal from service, the majority of the fleet was scrapped. A small number of cars remained in work service and were used until the 1980s. Several other cars have been preserved and remain today, including: 100 – preserved by the New York Transit Museum and restored. It is the first car of the R1–9 fleet, numerically.
The R188 is a class of new technology (NTT) New York City Subway cars built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the A Division.The fleet entered service in 2013, displacing the mid-1980s–era R62A cars that operated on the 7 and <7> services, in conjunction with the automation of the IRT Flushing Line's signal system with communications-based train control (CBTC).
Also in the R1–9 family was the 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, R42, R44, and R46 cars. [1] [2] The last of the cars in this broad grouping were removed from passenger service in 1977 ...
The R262 order will consist of cars in 5-car sets for the mainline IRT and 6-car sets for the 42nd Street Shuttle. [ a ] The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s 2020–2024 Capital Program contains funding for the base order, with the option orders funded in future Capital Programs, including the 2025–2029 Program.
The R142 is the first mass-produced model class of the newest generation or new technology (NTT) A Division cars for the New York City Subway.It was built by Bombardier Transportation in La Pocatière, Quebec, Canada and Barre, Vermont, U.S. with final assembly performed at Plattsburgh, New York, from 1999 to 2003. [6]