Steinway (New York City Subway car)

The Steinway Lo-V, a New York City Subway car, was built in 1915–25. These cars were built specifically for use on the IRT Corona Line (currently known as the Flushing or 7 train). They had special gear ratios to climb the steep grades (4.5%) in the Steinway Tunnels, something standard Interborough equipment could not do.^[1]

Note that the 1938 World's Fair Lo-V was technically a "Steinway" car as it also contained the special gear ratios required to climb the grades of the Steinway Tunnels. However, as the World's Fair Lo-V is significantly different, it is a separate and distinct car class and not included in the "Steinway" grouping. Therefore, none of the information on this page concerns the '38 World's Fair Cars. That information can be viewed at World's Fair Lo-V.

Steinway Lo-V Specifications

• Car Builder: Pressed Steel Company, American Car and Foundry, Pullman Company
• Car Body: Steel
• Unit Numbers: 4025-4036, 4215-4222, 4555-4576, 4700-4718, 4720-4771, 5628-5652 (all motors)
• Fleet: 138 cars (138 motors)
• Car Length: 51 feet, 6 inches
• Car Width: 8 feet, 11 5/16 inches
• Car Height: 12 feet
• Total Weight: ~ 74,000 lbs
• Track Gauge: 4 feet, 8.5 inches
• Propulsion System: Westinghouse or General Electric
• Motors: WH 302, 302F, 302F2, GE 240C, 259
• Motor Power: 105 hp(WH 302, one car), 120 hp(WH 302F, 302F1, GE 240C, 259)
• Brakes: WABCO Schedule AMUE with UE-5 universal valve, ME-23 brake stand, and simplex clasp brake rigging
• Air Compressor: WABCO D-2-F
• Coupler Type: WABCO J
• Total Seating: 44
• Total Standing: 152

See also

• Flivver Lo-V, a low voltage propulsion control IRT subway car built in 1915.
• Standard Lo-V, a low voltage propulsion control IRT subway car built from 1916-1925.
• World's Fair Lo-V, a low voltage propulsion control IRT subway car built in 1938.

References

• Gene Sansone, New York Subways: An Illustrated History of New York City's Transit Cars, ISBN 0801879221, pp. 73–74, 78–80, 84–85, 95–96.

External links

• nycsubway.org