R44 subway cars (historical)

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The R44 subway cars (historical) were a class of New York City Transit rapid transit cars, some of which were adapted for use on the Staten Island Railway before their retirement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway rolling stock
rapid transit car class
brakeSystem Westinghouse Air Brake Company braking system
builderSerialRange St. Louis Car Company
surface form: St. Louis Car Company lots 1839–1840
builtFor New York City Subway
Staten Island Railway
surface form: Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway
carbodyMaterial stainless steel
carHeight 12.08 feet
carLength 75 feet
carWidth 10 feet
designedFor higher-speed operation
doorConfiguration 8 sets of 50-inch wide side doors per car
enteredService 1971
1972
family SMEE cars
fleetNumbersNYCT 100–399
fleetNumbersSIR 388–399
formation 4-car sets
married pairs (Staten Island Railway)
introducedOnLine Eighth Avenue Line
surface form: IND Eighth Avenue Line

Staten Island Railway
surface form: Staten Island Rapid Transit main line
manufacturer St. Louis Car Company
maximumDesignSpeed 80 mph
notableFeature first 75-foot-long cars in New York City Subway
originally equipped with air conditioning
originally equipped with automatic train operation equipment on some cars
originally equipped with carpeting and bucket seats
numberBuilt 352
numberBuiltForNYCT 300
numberBuiltForSIR 52
NYCTFinalRetirement 2010
NYCTRetirementBegan 2009
operator New York City Transit Authority
Staten Island Railway
postRetirementUse reefing as artificial reefs in the Atlantic Ocean
work service cars (limited number)
powerCollectionMethod third rail
preservedUnit at least one car preserved for museum or training use
reasonForNYCTRetirement structural issues and age
refurbishedBy Morrison-Knudsen
refurbishmentLocation Hornell, New York, United States
surface form: Hornell, New York
refurbishmentPeriod early 1990s
refurbishmentScope interior modernization and mechanical overhaul
serviceTopSpeed 50–55 mph
SIRFinalRetirement 2019
successorClassOnNYCT R160 subway cars
successorClassOnSIR R211 subway cars
surface form: R211S subway cars
thirdRailVoltage 600 V DC
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in standard gauge
tractionMotors DC traction motors
usedOnLine A
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Staten Island Railway
surface form: Staten Island Railway main line

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Staten Island Railway rollingStock R44 subway cars (historical)