R6 (New York City Subway car)
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R6 car 1000 in special holiday service at 23rd Street on the IND Sixth Avenue Line
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| In service | 1935-1977 |
| Manufacturer | American Car and Foundry Company, Pullman Standard, Pressed Steel Car Company |
| Built at | Berwick, Pennsylvania |
| Family name | Arnines |
| Constructed | 1935–1936 |
| Number built | 500 |
| Number preserved | 7 |
| Number scrapped | 493 |
| Formation | Half-width operator's cab at each end; conductor controls on exterior |
| Fleet numbers | 900-1399 (motorized single units) |
| Capacity | 56 seats |
| Operator(s) |
Independent Subway System New York City Transit Authority |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Riveted steel |
| Car length | 60 feet 2 1⁄2 inches (18.35 m) |
| Width | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
| Height | 12 feet 1 5⁄8 inches (3.70 m) |
| Doors | 8 |
| Weight | 84,228 lb (38,205 kg) |
| Traction system | Westinghouse ABF type UP143B switch group, with XM-29 master controller using Westinghouse 570-D5 or General Electric 714-C1, 714-C2 190 hp (142 kW) per motor. Two motors per car (both on motor truck, trailer truck not motorized). |
| Power output | 190 hp (142 kW) per traction motor *Motor Power: 190 hp (142 kW) per motor |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC Third rail |
| Current collection method | Contact shoe (Top running) |
| Braking system(s) | WABCO Schedule AMUE with UE-5 universal valve, ME-23 brake stand, and simplex clasp brake rigging |
| Coupling system | WABCO H2A |
| Headlight type | incandescent light bulb |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
The R6 was a New York City Subway car model built in 1935 and 1936. The R6 contract had three separate orders from different manufacturers due to the large order. The R6 separate orders were R6-3 (American Car and Foundry Company), R6-2 (Pullman Standard), and R6-1 (Pressed Steel Car Company). The R6 fleets were almost identical to the R4s which preceded them, except that the R6 had a two-pane front window compared to the R4's one-pane window.
The cars were ordered to equip extensions of the IND in Brooklyn and Queens.
The R6s were used for service on the IND exclusively until 1968-1969, when many were displaced from the IND by the new R40 and R42 cars, and many were transferred to the East New York Yard of the Eastern Division, and were used on the former BMT J, KK, LL, M, and QJ routes until 1977 when the R6s were retired, and replaced by the R46s.
Car 1208 was previously preserved by the New York Transit Museum. However, it was scrapped during the 1980s, along with several other museum cars.
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