R46 subway cars
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The R46 subway cars are a class of New York City Subway rolling stock built in the 1970s, known for their stainless-steel bodies and long service on various IND/BMT lines.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R46 subway car | 2 |
| R46 subway cars (historical) | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway rolling stock
ⓘ
electric multiple unit ⓘ stainless steel subway car ⓘ |
| airConditioning | yes ⓘ |
| bogieType | Rockwell trucks ⓘ |
| brakeType |
dynamic brake
ⓘ
pneumatic brake ⓘ |
| carbodyMaterial | stainless steel ⓘ |
| carHeight |
12.08 feet
ⓘ
3.68 meters ⓘ |
| carLength |
22.86 meters
ⓘ
75 feet ⓘ |
| carWidth |
10 feet
ⓘ
3.05 meters ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | contact shoe ⓘ |
| controlSystem | cam control ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| couplingType | Westinghouse H2C ⓘ |
| designedFor |
B Division
ⓘ
high-capacity service ⓘ |
| division | IND/BMT Division ⓘ |
| doorConfiguration | quarter-point doors ⓘ |
| doorsConfiguration | 4 pairs per side ⓘ |
| doorsPerSidePerCar | 8 ⓘ |
| doorType | sliding pocket doors ⓘ |
| enteredService |
1975
ⓘ
1976 ⓘ 1977 ⓘ 1978 ⓘ |
| family | B Division 75-foot cars ⓘ |
| fleetNumbers | 5482–6207 ⓘ |
| formation | 4-car set ⓘ |
| linesServed |
A
ⓘ
C ⓘ E ⓘ F ⓘ GG ⓘ
surface form:
G
N ⓘ Q ⓘ R ⓘ V ⓘ other IND/BMT services ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Pullman-Standard
ⓘ
surface form:
Pullman Standard
Rockwell International ⓘ |
| nickname | R-46 ⓘ |
| notableIssue | truck frame cracks in early service ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 754 ⓘ |
| operator | New York City Transit Authority ⓘ |
| ownership | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| powerSupply | 600 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| precededBy | R44 subway cars ⓘ |
| rebuildPeriod |
1990–1992
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Morrison-Knudsen ⓘ |
| region | New York City ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | cab signaling equipment on some units ⓘ |
| seatingType | longitudinal seating ⓘ |
| serviceType |
express service
ⓘ
local service ⓘ |
| successorClass |
R160 subway cars
ⓘ
R179 subway cars ⓘ R211 subway cars ⓘ |
| system | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| yearConstructionEnd | 1978 ⓘ |
| yearConstructionStart | 1975 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
R46 subway cars (historical)
this entity surface form:
R46 subway car
subject surface form:
R (New York City Subway service)
this entity surface form:
R46 subway car