R7 (New York City Subway car)

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An R7 car at the Seashore Trolley Museum.

The R7 was a New York City Subway car was built in 1937 by two separate orders from different manufacturers.

[edit] R-7 Specifications

Car Builder: American Car and Foundry, Pullman Standard
Car Body: Riveted Steel
Unit Numbers: 1400-1549
Fleet: 150 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)
Motors: Westinghouse 570-D5 or General Electric 714-D1, 714-D2
Power: 190 hp.
Total Seating: - 56 seats
Total Weight: 84,081 lbs

[edit] References

Sansone, Gene. Evolution of New York City subways: An illustrated history of New York City's transit cars, 1867-1997. New York Transit Museum Press, New York, 1997 ISBN 978-0963749284

v • d • e New York City Subway revenue rolling stock

Current fleet	IND/BMT/SIR: R32 - R38 - R40 - R40A - R42 - R44 - R46 - R68 - R68A - R143 - R160A - R160B IRT: R62 - R62A - R142 - R142A

Future fleet	IND/BMT/SIR: R179

Retired fleet (R-type)	IND/BMT: R1 - R4 - R6 - R7 - R7A - R8A - R9 - R10 - R11/R34 - R16 - R27 - R30 - R30A - R110B IRT: R12 - R14 - R15 - R17 - R21 - R22 - R26 - R28 - R29 - R33 - R33 WF - R36 - R36 WF - R110A

Never built	IRT/BMT: R39 IND/BMT: R55

Retired fleet (private operators)	IRT: Composite - Gibbs Hi-V - Deck Roof Hi-V- Hedley Hi-V - Standard Lo-V - Flivver Lo-V - Steinway Lo-V - World's Fair Lo-V BMT: AB Standard - Bluebird Compartment Car - BU cars - C-type - D-type Triplex - MS Multi-section car - Q-type Queens car