R29 (New York City Subway car)
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A graffiti-covered R29 at Times Square-42nd Street Subway Station in May 1973.
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| In service | 1962–2002 |
| Manufacturer | St. Louis Car Company |
| Built at | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Constructed | 1962 |
| Scrapped | 2001–2002 |
| Number built | 236 |
| Number preserved | 2 |
| Number scrapped | 234 |
| Formation | Pairs |
| Fleet numbers | 8570–8805 |
| Capacity | 44 |
| Operator(s) | New York City Subway |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | LAHT carbon steel |
| Car length | 51.04 feet (15.56 m) |
| Width | 8.75 feet (2,667 mm) |
| Height | 11.86 feet (3,615 mm) |
| Doors | 6 per car |
| Maximum speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
| Weight | 70,000 lb (31,751 kg) (post-rebuild) |
| Traction system | General Electric 17KG192H3 or Westinghouse XCA248B |
| Prime mover(s) | General Electric 1257E1 or Westinghouse 1447J/JR (?) |
| Power output | 115 hp (86 kW) |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC Third rail |
| Current collection method | Contact shoe |
| Braking system(s) | WABCO, "SMEE" (electrodynamic) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
The R29 was a New York City Subway car built in 1962 by the St. Louis Car Company in St. Louis, Missouri for the (IRT) A Division.
The R29s were numbered 8570-8805.
The R29s are very similar to appearance to the R26s and R28s with the exceptions that they were built by a different company and permanently paired with link bars (instead of couplers). They were also the first subway cars to feature a bright red paint scheme.
The first set of R29s debuted on the 7 service on April 28, 1962. After initial in-service testing, the first train of R29s (8570-8579) operated on 7 service as a special 10-car train on April 29, 1962. On May 1 of that year, it was transferred to the 1 service. The original intention was to assign all of these cars to the 7 service, while transferring the existing R12 and R14 cars on the line to the mainline IRT services to begin replacing their existing Low-Voltage cars, many of which were approaching 50 years of age at the time. However, it was decided to order the new R33WF single cars and R36WF married pair cars to completely re-equip the 7 service in time for the new 1964-5 Worlds Fair exhibition in Flushing instead; these cars were ordered during 1962.
Four cars (pairs 8686-8687 and 8804-8805) were tested with G70 trucks. Use of these trucks was discontinued in 1970.
By 1982, all R29s received air conditioning as part of the R99 retrofitting program.
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