R8A (New York City Subway car)

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R8A
In service	1939-1981
Manufacturer	St. Louis Car Company
Number built	2
Capacity	9 people
Operator	New York City Subway
Specifications
Car length	44 ft., 7.5 in. (13.6 m)
Width	10 ft. (3.04 m)
Height	12 ft., 1 15/16 in. (3.707 m)
Weight	59,640 pounds (27,050 kg)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Voltage	600V
Braking system	Westinghouse Air Brake Company electro-pneumatic brake

R8A was a class of New York City Subway revenue cars built in 1939 by the St. Louis Car Company, and used to gather and transport tokens from stations along the IND division. 66 and 67 were the only two cars built. The R8As were blind motors. 66 and 67 were last operated in 1981, after which they were removed from service.

At one point, 66 and 67 were renumbered 20176 and 20177. Then, in the 1970s, they were again renumbered 30176 and 30177.

[edit] External links

nycsubway.org - NYC Subway Cars: R8A

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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