R21 (New York City Subway car)
| R21 (New York City Subway car) | |
|---|---|
|
Dyre Avenue-bound R21 5 train | |
| In service | 1956-1987 |
| Manufacturer | St. Louis Car Company |
| Built at | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Constructed | 1956-1957 |
| Number built | 250 |
| Number in service | (9 in work service) |
| Number preserved | 2 |
| Number scrapped | 238 |
| Fleet numbers | 7050-7299 |
| Capacity | 44 (seated) |
| Operator(s) | New York City Transit Authority |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | LAHT Carbon steel |
| Car length | 51 ft 0.5 in (15.56 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 9 in (2,667 mm) |
| Height | 11 ft 10 in (3,607 mm) |
| Doors | 6 |
| Maximum speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
| Weight |
General Electric cars: 77,607 lb (35,202 kg) Westinghouse cars: 78,604 lb (35,654 kg) |
| Traction system | Westinghouse 1447C or General Electric 1240A4 |
| Power output | 100 hp (75 kW) per traction motor |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC Third rail |
| Current collection method | Top running Contact shoe |
| Braking system(s) | WABCO ME42A |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
The R21 was a New York City Subway car built by St. Louis Car Company in 1956-1957. The R21 was similar to the R17, except that it featured windows of a slightly different design. The cab doors are mounted the same way as the newer R62/62A subway cars, however this was not repeated on the next order for R22 subway cars which reverted to the normally mounted cab doors. Two different propulsion system were used, Westinghouse (WH) and General Electric (GE).
The first set of R21s was placed in service on the 1 train on November 7, 1956.
Retirements, scrappings, preservation
The R62A fleet started replacing the R21s in the 1980s, and their final day in revenue service was on December 30, 1987.
The following R21s are either preserved or in storage:
- Car 7194, converted into R95 revenue collection car 0R714, and now preserved by the New York Transit Museum. This car is currently the only operating R21 on MTA property.[1]
- Car 7203, rebuilt into the "money train" in the Columbia Pictures film Money Train, and given the car number designation 51050. This car is currently in storage at the Coney Island Complex.[2]
- Car 7267, currently at Concourse Yard coupled up to R17 6895 and is classified as a garbage motor. The mechanical condition of 7267 is unknown, and both cars have not been moved since 2002. 7267 is pending scrapping.[3]
Nine R21s are in work service:
- Cars 7055, 7210, 7211, 7243, 7278, 7289, and 7296, converted into R123 continuous welded rail handler cars.[4]
- 7121, converted into R71 reach car P7121.[5]
- 7287, converted into R71 de-icer car RD345 and is currently located at the Westchester Yard.[6]
Cars 7234, 7241, 7269, 7276, and 7287 were converted into R71 rider cars after retirement, but were replaced with R161s (R33s converted into rider cars) in the mid-2000s.[7]
See also
- R22 (New York City Subway car) - a very similar model also built by St. Louis Car Company.
References
- ↑ {{cite web|url=http://nycsubway.org/perl/show?75365 |title=Showing Image 75365 |publisher=Nycsubway.org |date=2007-10-06 |accessdate=2012-10-18}}
- ↑ "www.nycsubway.org". www.nycsubway.org.
- ↑ "Showing Image 3268". Nycsubway.org. 2002-03-15. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ↑ "www.nycsubway.org". www.nycsubway.org.
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