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| The '''R68''' subway car is a joint venture of ] AM-Rail Company, ANF Industrie of Paris and other companies. With a contract to deliver 425 R-68 cars, R68 was built in France, 1986 to 1988 and shipped to New York Harbor. It is the first of two contracts of R68. R68 was built by combining ] and ] features to build a better, state-of-the-art subway car with high MDBF (Mean Distance Between Failure), leading to better service. R68 is the third R-class contract to be built with 75-foot (23 m) cars, which have more room for sitting and standing passengers per car than smaller models intended for the {{IRT}}. Their first entry to revenue service was on ],] on the {{NYCS D}} line; the first cars were numbered 2500-2507. There were two contracts to supply the R68, the primary order was: 2500-2727 and the R68-1 option order was 2728-2924. The fleet primarily runs on the |
The '''R68''' subway car is a joint venture of ] AM-Rail Company, ANF Industrie of Paris and other companies. With a contract to deliver 425 R-68 cars, R68 was built in France, 1986 to 1988 and shipped to New York Harbor. It is the first of two contracts of R68. R68 was built by combining ] and ] features to build a better, state-of-the-art subway car with high MDBF (Mean Distance Between Failure), leading to better service. R68 is the third R-class contract to be built with 75-foot (23 m) cars, which have more room for sitting and standing passengers per car than smaller models intended for the {{IRT}}. Their first entry to revenue service was on ],] on the {{NYCS D}} line; the first cars were numbered 2500-2507. There were two contracts to supply the R68, the primary order was: 2500-2727 and the R68-1 option order was 2728-2924. The fleet primarily runs on the {{NYCS D}}, {{NYCS N}}, {{NYCS Q}}, {{NYCS S Franklin}} (]), and very rarely on the {{NYCS B}} and {{NYCS W}}. R68s are based out of the ] in ] and the ] in ]. | ||
| ==R-68 Specifications== | ==R-68 Specifications== | ||
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The R68 subway car is a joint venture of Westinghouse AM-Rail Company, ANF Industrie of Paris and other companies. With a contract to deliver 425 R-68 cars, R68 was built in France, 1986 to 1988 and shipped to New York Harbor. It is the first of two contracts of R68. R68 was built by combining R46 and R62A features to build a better, state-of-the-art subway car with high MDBF (Mean Distance Between Failure), leading to better service. R68 is the third R-class contract to be built with 75-foot (23 m) cars, which have more room for sitting and standing passengers per car than smaller models intended for the . Their first entry to revenue service was on June 20,1986 on the Template:NYCS D line; the first cars were numbered 2500-2507. There were two contracts to supply the R68, the primary order was: 2500-2727 and the R68-1 option order was 2728-2924. The fleet primarily runs on the Template:NYCS D, Template:NYCS N, Template:NYCS Q, Template:NYCS S Franklin (BMT Franklin Avenue Line), and very rarely on the Template:NYCS B and Template:NYCS W. R68s are based out of the Concourse Yard in the Bronx and the Coney Island Complex in Brooklyn.
R-68 Specifications
| Car builder | Westinghouse Amrail Company and ANF Industrie (now subsidiary of Bombardier) in Paris, France | |
| Other contributors in the R68 contract: | Jeumont-Schneider cars 2500-2727 and Alstom Rail cars 2728-2924. | |
| Car body | pure stainless steel with fiberglass end bonnet | |
| Unit numbers | 2500-2915 are in 4-car sets and 2916-2924 are remain in single sets | |
| Fleet of | 425 cars | |
| Car dimensions | 75 ft long 10 ft wide 12 ft 1⁄8 in high |
22.86 m long 3.048 m wide 3.7 m high |
| Track, standard gauge | 4 ft 8⁄2 in | 1.435 m |
| Doorway width (side—clear opening) |
4 ft 2 in | 1.27 m |
| Wheel diameter | 34 inches | 864 mm |
| Propulsion system | Westinghouse (AdTranz) E-CAM XCB248S | |
| DC Traction Motors | 4 Westinghouse 1447J | |
| Power (4 per car) | 115 horsepower | 86 kW |
| Brakes | New York Air Braking (NYAB) GSX23 "SMEE" braking system, WABCO Air Braking Vaule | |
| Average car weight (empty) |
92,750 lb | 42,070 kg |
| Maximum speed | 65 mph | 105 km/h |
| Total seated passengers | 70 | |
| Air conditioning system | Two Stone Safety HVAC units each car. | |
| Notes | Transverse cabs at #1 end; narrow cab at #2 end Configured in 4-car sets except cars 2916-2924 are singles used for Template:NYCS S - Franklin Avenue Shuttle. | |
| Price per car (new, 1986) | US$915,000 (BID) | |
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