R32A (New York City Subway car)
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The R32A is a New York City Subway car built by the Budd Company. The cars were built in stainless steel. The R32s and R32As are currently referred to as R32 Phase I, R32 Phase II and R32 GE. The R32 Phase I cars (re-built by Morrison Knudsen) have WABCO Air Brake packages, GE Master Controllers (Throttle) and ThermoKing HVAC units. The R32 Phase II cars (also re-built by Morrison Knudsen) have NY Air Brake equipment, Westinghouse Master Controllers and Stone Safety HVAC units. Since the cars were sent out to overhaul based on how poorly they were performing (bad cars first) there are regular R32s and R32As which are Phase I and Phase II. There are also about a dozen or more pairs which are comprised of R32 and R32A mixes. For more information about R32A, see R32.
[edit] R-32A "Brightligters" Specifications
- Car Builder: Budd Company
- Car Body: Pure Stainless Steel
- Unit Numbers: 3650-3949
- Fleet of: about 295 cars
- Car Length: 60 feet, 21⁄2 inches (18.35 m)
- Car Width: 10 feet (3.05 m)
- Car Height: 12 feet, 15⁄8 inches (3.70 m)
- Track Gauge: 4 feet, 81⁄2 inches (1435 mm)
- Total Weight: 79,930 lbs (36,256 kg) after the GOH; Original built average weight: 70,000 LB
- Propulsion System:Westinghouse (WH) E-CAM XCA248P or 1XCA2480 General Electric (GE) SCM 17KG192F6 or SCM 17KG192H6, DC Motors
- Motors: Westinghouse 1447JR, GE 153LI or 1257E1,
- Power: 115 horsepower (86 kW) 4 per car
- Brakes: WABCO RT2 SMEE Braking System
- Total Seating: 50
- Cab Arrangement: Half-width conductor/operator cab at "A" end, half-width conductor control cab at "B" end
- Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs.
- Air Conditioning System: Two Stone Safety or Thermoking HVAC units each car.
- Note: During the rebuilding of the R32s, the bulkhead roll-sign service indicators located on the front of the lead cab were replaced with green flip-dot route signs (similar in appearance to LED signs).
