R36 World's Fair (New York City Subway car)
| R36 World's Fair | |
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An R36 World's Fair train on the 7 local at Flushing – Main Street. This train was wrapped for the third game of the 2000 World Series at Shea Stadium.
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| Manufacturer | St. Louis Car Company |
| Built at | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Constructed | 1963–1964 |
| Entered service | 1963 |
| Refurbishment | 1981–1983, 1984–1986 |
| Scrapped | 2002-2003 |
| Number built | 390 |
| Number in service | (2 in work service) |
| Number preserved | 2 |
| Number scrapped | 386 |
| Formation | Married pairs |
| Fleet numbers | 9346–9523, 9558–9769 |
| Capacity | 44 (seated) |
| Operator(s) | New York City Subway |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | LAHT (Low Alloy High Tensile) steel |
| Car length | 51.04 feet (15,560 mm) |
| Width | 8.75 feet (2,670 mm) |
| Height | 11.86 feet (3,610 mm) |
| Doors | 6 |
| Weight | 69,400 lb (31,500 kg) (pre-rebuild) 72,000 lb (33,000 kg) (rebuild units) |
| Traction system | Westinghouse XCA248 (cars 9346–9523), General Electric 17KG192 (cars 9558–9769) with Westinghouse (WH) 1447C or, General Electric (GE) 1240A5 DC motors (4/car, 100 hp or 75 kW) |
| Auxiliaries | Motor-generator and battery set (WH YX304E, GE 5GMG 153LI) |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC Third rail |
| Current collection method | Contact shoe |
| Braking system(s) | WABCO, "SMEE" (electrodynamic) |
| Headlight type | incandescent light bulbs |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The R36 World's Fair (also known as R36 WF) or formerly known as the blue R36 New York City Subway cars, was a New York City Subway car that was built in 1963 and in 1964 by the St. Louis Car Company in St. Louis, Missouri for the IRT division (also known as the A Division). They were purchased for service on the IRT Flushing Line (7 <7> trains) which was the closest line to the 1964 New York World's Fair. These were the last entirely LAHT bodied (non-stainless) cars built for the New York City Subway.
In 1962, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) ordered 430 cars for the 7 train. This route would run to the World's Fair grounds in Flushing Meadows in Queens. The first 40 cars were singles (R33 World's Fair), with the rest R36 cars. (Single cars were needed since the 7 service runs 11-car trains, and R36's were only pairs.) The cars were painted in a light blue turquoise "Bluebird" scheme (see "Paint Schemes" below) and with large picture windows unlike other IRT cars. Thirty-four R36s were built at the same time for the IRT Main Line, had small drop sash windows and were painted bright red. The first R36 cars (#9558–9561) arrived in fall 1963, shortly after the R33 WFs began arriving in September. The first train of R36 Worlds Fair's was placed in service on the 7 route on October 24, 1963. With the fair opening approaching on April 12, 1964, R36 cars were built and delivered in larger quantities that Fall. More cars arrived throughout 1964, enough to displace the R12s, R14s and R15s from the 7 train by the close of 1964.
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