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	] / ] and other companies joint venture to deliver 425 R-68 car contract. R68 was built in France and ship by boat to New York Habor. It is the first of two contracts of R68. R68 was built in combined by ] and ] features to built in a better state of the art subway car with low MDBF (Mean Distance Between Failure), perfoming better service. R68 is the third R-class contract to be built in 75 feet car. It holds more seats and more standedes. It serves on ], ]] , ]], ]] and sometimes making apperence on ] ~~]and~~ ]]. R68 now stored and serve on the Concourse Yard and Coney Island Yard.		] / ] and other companies joint venture to deliver 425 R-68 car contract. R68 was built in France and ship by boat to New York Habor. It is the first of two contracts of R68. R68 was built in combined by ] and ] features to built in a better state of the art subway car with low MDBF (Mean Distance Between Failure), perfoming better service. R68 is the third R-class contract to be built in 75 feet car. It holds more seats and more standedes. It serves on {{NYCS D}}-6 Avenue Express, {{NYCS N}}-Broadway Express , {{NYCS Q}}-Broadway Express, {{NYCS S}}-Franklin Avenue Shuttle and sometimes making apperence on {{NYCS B}}-6 Avenue Expressand {{NYCS W}}-Broadway Local. R68 now stored and serve on the Concourse Yard and Coney Island Yard.

	=== R68 specifications===		=== R68 specifications===

Revision as of 02:40, 11 April 2005

Westinghouse / Amrail and other companies joint venture to deliver 425 R-68 car contract. R68 was built in France and ship by boat to New York Habor. It is the first of two contracts of R68. R68 was built in combined by R46 and R62 features to built in a better state of the art subway car with low MDBF (Mean Distance Between Failure), perfoming better service. R68 is the third R-class contract to be built in 75 feet car. It holds more seats and more standedes. It serves on Template:NYCS D-6 Avenue Express, Template:NYCS N-Broadway Express , Template:NYCS Q-Broadway Express, Template:NYCS S-Franklin Avenue Shuttle and sometimes making apperence on Template:NYCS B-6 Avenue Expressand Template:NYCS W-Broadway Local. R68 now stored and serve on the Concourse Yard and Coney Island Yard.

R68 specifications

Manufactor: Westinghouse / Amrail
Unit numbers: 2500-2924
Length: 75 Feet long
Width: 10 feet wide
Propulsion: Westinghouse, DC Motors
Transverse cabs at leading end; narrow cab at other
Built in 4-car sets except cars 2916-2924 are singles built for the S - Franklin Avenue Shuttle
Seated total: 90 seats

New York City Subway rolling stock

Current

A Division	R62 R62A NTT R142 R142A R188
B Division / SIR	R44 R46 R68 R68A NTT R143 R160 R179 R211

Future

A Division	R262
B Division	R268

Retired
(R-type)

IRT (A Division)	R12 R14 R15 R17 R21 R22 Redbirds R26 R28 R29/R99 R33 R33S R36 Train of Many Colors
IND / BMT (B Division)	R1–9s R1 R4 R6 R7 R9 R10 R16 Redbirds R27 R30 R32 R38 R40 R42 Train of Many Metals

Retired
(private operators)

IRT (A Division)

Elevated	Manhattan El MUDC
Subway	Composite Gibbs Hi-V Deck Roof Hi-V Hedley Hi-V Steinway Lo-V Flivver Lo-V Standard Lo-V World's Fair Lo-V

BMT (B Division) / SIR

Elevated	BU cars C-type Q-type Queens car
Subway	AB Standard Bluebird Compartment Car D-type Triplex MS Multi-section car SIRT ME-1

Experimental

Work trains

Never built

See also: R-type contracts

Category:

New York City Subway passenger equipment