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Redbird trains were eight New York City Subway train models so-nicknamed because of their red paint. [1] The Redbirds totaled 1,410 cars of the following types on the A Division lines: R26, R28, R29, R33, R33S, and R36. There were also 550 cars on the B Division lines: R27 and R30/A.
The reef comprises 714 Redbird (R26–R36 series) New York City Subway cars dumped by Weeks Marine, 86 retired tanks and armored personnel carriers, eight tugboats and barges, and 3,000 tons of ballasted truck tires.
New York City Transit Authority: Specifications; Car body construction: LAHT Carbon steel: Car length: 51 ft 0 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (15.56 m) Width: 8 ft 10 + 3 ⁄ 16 in (2,697 mm) Height: 11 ft 10 in (3,607 mm) Floor height: 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m) Doors: 6 sets of 50 inch wide side doors per car: Maximum speed: 55 mph (89 km/h) Weight: General Electric ...
New York City Subway rolling stock. The "Holiday Shopper's Special", a train of R1, R4, R6, R7A, and R9 subway cars running in special service at the 23rd Street station on the IND Sixth Avenue Line. An R142A series car interior in service on the 4 route. A Vaktrak track vacuuming train [1]
The R142A is the second order of new technology cars (NTTs) for the A Division of the New York City Subway. These cars were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in the U.S. at Yonkers, New York and Lincoln, Nebraska, and in Japan at Kobe, Hyōgo. They replaced the Redbird trains, including the R26, R28, R29, R33, R33S, and R36. The R142A fleet ...
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The R26s were rebuilt by Morrison–Knudsen in Hornell, New York between 1985 and 1987, and were repainted as Redbirds. All Westinghouse cars were refitted with GE equipment. Before they were rebuilt, the R26 cars were grouped as follows: Cars 7750–7803 had General Electric electrical equipment; Cars 7804–7859 had Westinghouse electrical ...
The R62A is a New York City Subway car model built between 1984 and 1987 by Bombardier Transportation for the A Division. The cars were built in La Pocatière, Quebec, with final assembly done in Auburn, New York and Barre, Vermont, under a license from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, manufacturer of the previous R62 order.
The cars were built as single cars to make 11-car trains with the R36 cars for the 7, which were built as married pairs. [2] Although the R33S cars were later referred to as Redbirds , the cars were originally painted in a light turquoise blue and white upon delivery.
The R160 is a class of New Technology Train subway cars built for the New York City Subway's B Division. Entering service between 2006 and 2010, they replaced all R38, R40, and NYCT-operated R44 cars, and most R32 and R42 cars. The R160s are very similar to the earlier R143s and later R179s.
There are 880 cars numbered 6301–7180 and another 150 cars numbered 1101–1250, for a total of 1,030 cars, all arranged as five-car sets. Together with the R142As, they replaced the Redbird trains, including the R26, R28, R29, R33, R33S, and R36. The R142s and R142As are the first New York City Subway cars to feature recorded announcements.