IRT A Division subway cars

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IRT A Division subway cars are the narrower, smaller-profile New York City Subway vehicles designed to operate on the numbered lines of the system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway rolling stock
electric multiple unit
passenger rail vehicle
brakeType pneumatic brakes
carBodyMaterial carbon steel (early fleets)
stainless steel (later fleets)
compatibleWith IRT A Division platforms
controlSystem multiple-unit train control
country United States of America
surface form: United States
couplingSystem H2C or compatible subway couplers (depending on class)
designedBy various car builders under contract to IRT and successors
designedFor narrower loading gauge
smaller tunnel profile
doorType side doors for passenger boarding
electrificationSystem 600 V DC third rail
fareCollection proof of payment via station turnstiles
hasFeature air brakes
automatic couplers
interior lighting
rollsigns or electronic destination signs
hasOperatorCab yes
historicalOperator Interborough Rapid Transit Company
introduced 1904
laterOperator Board of Transportation of the City of New York
surface form: New York City Board of Transportation
lengthPerCar approximately 51 feet
lineDesignationSystem numbers 1–7 and 42nd Street Shuttle
network New York City Subway
notCompatibleWith B Division (lettered line) clearances
operatedBy Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Transit Authority
operatedInBorough The Bronx
surface form: Bronx

Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
operatedInCity New York City
operatingEnvironment underground and elevated
operatingVoltage 600 V DC
platformHeight high-platform operation
poweredBy electric traction motors
region Northeastern United States
safetySystems wayside signals and train stops
serviceType rapid transit
thirdRailType top-contact third rail (with some conversions to under-running)
trackGauge 1,435 mm standard gauge
usedFor urban mass transit
usedOn New York City Subway
surface form: New York City Subway A Division

New York City Subway
surface form: New York City Subway numbered lines
widthPerCar approximately 8.6 feet

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1 train usesRollingStockType IRT A Division subway cars
2 train networkSection IRT A Division subway cars
this entity surface form: A Division (IRT) of the New York City Subway
Interborough Rapid Transit Company legacy IRT A Division subway cars
this entity surface form: IRT Division of the modern New York City Subway
S usesRollingStock IRT A Division subway cars
this entity surface form: IRT subway cars
46th Street–Bliss Street usesRollingStock IRT A Division subway cars
this entity surface form: A Division (IRT) subway cars
Morris Park (IRT Dyre Avenue Line) hasRollingStock IRT A Division subway cars
IRT 42nd Street Shuttle usesRollingStockFrom IRT A Division subway cars
this entity surface form: A Division (IRT) fleet