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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R44 subway cars (historical) canonical | 1 |
Statements (57)
| 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
ⓘ
C ⓘ E ⓘ F ⓘ N ⓘ R ⓘ Staten Island Railway ⓘ
surface form:
Staten Island Railway main line
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.