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| The '''R68''' subway car is a joint venture of ], ], and other companies. With a contract to deliver 425 R-68 cars, R68 was built in France and shipped to New York Harbor. 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 high MDBF (Mean Distance Between Failure), perfoming better service. R68 is the third R-class contract to be built in 75-foot cars. It holds more seats and more standedes. First enter pasanger revenue service was in 1986 on the D-Line, first cars 2500-2007. There were two contracts to the R68, the primary order was: 2500-2727 and the R68-1 option order was 2728-2924. It serves NOW on {{NYCS D}}-6 Avenue Express, {{NYCS N}}-Broadway Express , {{NYCS Q}}-Broadway Express, {{NYCS S}}-Franklin Avenue Shuttle and sometimes making an appearance on {{NYCS B}}-6 Avenue Expressand {{NYCS W}}-Broadway Local. R68 now stored and serve on the Concourse Yard in the ] and Coney Island Yard in ]. | The '''R68''' subway car is a joint venture of ], ], and other companies. With a contract to deliver 425 R-68 cars, R68 was built in France and shipped to New York Harbor. 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 high MDBF (Mean Distance Between Failure), perfoming better service. R68 is the third R-class contract to be built in 75-foot cars. It holds more seats and more standedes. First enter pasanger revenue service was in 1986 on the D-Line, first cars 2500-2007. There were two contracts to the R68, the primary order was: 2500-2727 and the R68-1 option order was 2728-2924. It serves NOW on {{NYCS D}}-6 Avenue Express, {{NYCS N}}-Broadway Express , {{NYCS Q}}-Broadway Express, {{NYCS S}}-Franklin Avenue Shuttle and sometimes making an appearance on {{NYCS B}}-6 Avenue Expressand {{NYCS W}}-Broadway Local. R68 now stored and serve on the Concourse Yard in the ] and Coney Island Yard in ]. | ||
| == R68 |
== R68 specifications== | ||
| *Car builder: Westinghouse/Am-Rail in France and with various companies work on R68 contract including Alstom. | *Car builder: Westinghouse/Am-Rail in France and with various companies work on R68 contract including Alstom. | ||
| *Built: ]–] | *Built: ]–] | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 21 May 2005
The R68 subway car is a joint venture of Westinghouse, Amrail, and other companies. With a contract to deliver 425 R-68 cars, R68 was built in France and shipped to New York Harbor. 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 high MDBF (Mean Distance Between Failure), perfoming better service. R68 is the third R-class contract to be built in 75-foot cars. It holds more seats and more standedes. First enter pasanger revenue service was in 1986 on the D-Line, first cars 2500-2007. There were two contracts to the R68, the primary order was: 2500-2727 and the R68-1 option order was 2728-2924. It serves NOW 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 an appearance on Template:NYCS B-6 Avenue Expressand Template:NYCS W-Broadway Local. R68 now stored and serve on the Concourse Yard in the Bronx and Coney Island Yard in Brooklyn.
R68 specifications
- Car builder: Westinghouse/Am-Rail in France and with various companies work on R68 contract including Alstom.
- Built: 1986–1988
- Car body: pure stainless steel
- Unit numbers: 2500–2915 are in 5-car sets and 2916–2924 are built in singles
- Car length: 75 ft (22.9 m) long
- Car width: 10 ft (3.0 m) wide
- Car height: 12 ft 1-5/8 in (3.70 m) tall
- Power: 130 horsepower (97 kilowatts) 4 per car
- Propulsion system: Westinghouse E-CAM XCB248S, DC Motors
- Brakes: New York Air Brake (NYAB) GSX23 brake system, WABCO Air Braking Vaule
- Maximum speed: ~65 mph (105 km/h)
- Transverse cabs at leading end; narrow cab at other
- Built in 4-car sets except cars 2916–2924 are singles built for Template:NYCS S - Franklin Avenue Shuttle
- Maximum train length: 8 cars (2 units)
- Total seating: 90
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