R6 (New York City Subway car)
R6 (New York City Subway car) | |
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R6 car 1000 in holiday service. | |
In service | 1935-1977 |
Manufacturer | American Car and Foundry Company, Pullman Standard, Pressed Steel Car Company |
Built at | Berwick, Pennsylvania |
Constructed | 1935–1936 |
Number built | 500 |
Number preserved | 7 |
Number scrapped | 493 |
Formation | Half-width operator's cab at each end; conductor controls on exterior |
Fleet numbers | 900-1399 (motorized single units) |
Capacity | 56 seats |
Operator |
Independent Subway System New York City Transit Authority |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Riveted steel |
Car length | 60 feet 2 1⁄2 inches (18.35 m) |
Width | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
Height | 12 feet 1 5⁄8 inches (3.70 m) |
Doors | 8 |
Weight | 84,228 lb (38,205 kg) |
Traction system | Westinghouse ABF type UP143B switch group, with XM-29 master controller using Westinghouse 570-D5 or General Electric 714-C1, 714-C2 190 hp (142 kW) per motor. Two motors per car (both on motor truck, trailer truck not motorized). |
Power output | 190 hp (142 kW) per traction motor *Motor Power: 190 hp (142 kW) per motor |
Electric system(s) | 600 V DC Third rail |
Current collection method | Contact shoe (Top running) |
Braking system(s) | WABCO Schedule AMUE with UE-5 universal valve, ME-23 brake stand, and simplex clasp brake rigging |
Coupling system | WABCO H2A |
Headlight type | incandescent light bulb |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
The R6 was a New York City Subway car built in 1935 and 1936. The R6 contract had three separate orders from different manufacturers due to the large order. The R6 separate orders were R6-3 (American Car and Foundry Company), R6-2 (Pullman Standard), and R6-1 (Pressed Steel Car Company). The R6 fleets were almost identical to the R4s which preceded them, except that the R6 had a 2 pane front window compared to the R4's 1 pane window.
Preservation
- Cars 923 and 925 were converted to revenue collection cars, and numbered R247, and R248. Once they were no longer needed as work cars, they were purchased and preserved by Railway Preservation Corp, and stored in Coney Island Yard. Restoration will be needed if these cars are to run again.
- Car 978 was converted into a deli (Golden's Deli) at the Staten Island Mall, until the Deli was closed in January of 2012. The owners of the Deli have placed it in storage, but have ultimately decided to sell the car.[1][2]
- Car 983 was on private property in Jacksonville, Florida where it was used as a tool shed and is currently at Craggy Mountain Railroad Line and will be preserved.[3]
- Car 1000 was preserved by Railway Preservation Corp. and has been fully restored
- Car 1144 is preserved at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre in England
- Car 1300 was preserved by Railway Preservation Corp. and has been fully restored
Note that Car 1208 had been preserved by the New York Transit Museum, but was scrapped during the 1980s as were several other museum cars. Had it survived, it would have been the only preserved R6 built by Pullman Standard.
References
Further reading
- 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 978-0-9637492-8-4
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