R28 (New York City Subway car)
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The R28 was a New York City Subway car built in 1960–61 by American Car and Foundry (ACF). The R28 fleet ran on the 2 and 5 Routes before being retired in 2002. The R28 was rebuilt in 1985-87 by Morrison Knudsen in Hornell, New York.
7924-25 and 7926-27 survive. 7926-27 is intended for the Illinois Railway Museum collection.
These were the last ever passenger cars built by ACF, which has since continued to focus on freight rolling stock.
[edit] R-28 Specifications
- Car Builder: American Car and Foundry
- Car Body: LAHT Carbon Steel
- Unit Numbers: 7860-7959
- Fleet: 100 cars
- Car Length: 51 feet, 1⁄2 inches (15 m)
- Car Width: 8 feet, 9 inches (2.67 m)
- Car Height: 11 feet, 10³⁄8 inches (3.616 m)
- Height railhead to floor: 3 feet, 9 inches (1.14 m)
- Total Weight: 69,400 lb (31,480 kg) (pre-rebuild)
- Track Gauge: 4 feet, 81⁄2 inches (1.435 m)
- Total Seating: 44
- Propulsion System: Westinghouse XCA248 (cars 9346-9523), General Electric 17KG192 (cars 9558-9769)
- DC Motors: Westinghouse (WH) 1447J/JR, General Electric (GE) 1257F1
- Power: 115 horsepower (86 kW), 4 per car
- Brakes: WABCO "SMEE" with ME42 brake valve (electrodynamic) Braking System
- Cab Arrangement: Half-width driver's cab at "A" end, half-width conductor's cab at "B" end
- Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs.
- Price per car (new, 1960): USD$114,495
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