R44 subway cars (historical)

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The R44 subway cars (historical) were a class of New York City Transit rapid transit cars, some of which were adapted for use on the Staten Island Railway before their retirement.

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R44 subway cars (historical) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway rolling stock ⓘ
rapid transit car class ⓘ
brakeSystem Westinghouse Air Brake Company braking system ⓘ
builderSerialRange St. Louis Car Company lots 1839–1840 ⓘ
builtFor New York City Subway ⓘ
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway ⓘ
carbodyMaterial stainless steel ⓘ
carHeight 12.08 feet ⓘ
carLength 75 feet ⓘ
carWidth 10 feet ⓘ
designedFor higher-speed operation ⓘ
doorConfiguration 8 sets of 50-inch wide side doors per car ⓘ
enteredService 1971 ⓘ
1972 ⓘ
family SMEE cars ⓘ
fleetNumbersNYCT 100–399 ⓘ
fleetNumbersSIR 388–399 ⓘ
formation 4-car sets ⓘ
married pairs (Staten Island Railway) ⓘ
introducedOnLine IND Eighth Avenue Line ⓘ
linked to: Eighth Avenue Line

Staten Island Rapid Transit main line ⓘ
manufacturer St. Louis Car Company ⓘ
maximumDesignSpeed 80 mph ⓘ
notableFeature first 75-foot-long cars in New York City Subway ⓘ
originally equipped with air conditioning ⓘ
originally equipped with automatic train operation equipment on some cars ⓘ
originally equipped with carpeting and bucket seats ⓘ
numberBuilt 352 ⓘ
numberBuiltForNYCT 300 ⓘ
numberBuiltForSIR 52 ⓘ
NYCTFinalRetirement 2010 ⓘ
NYCTRetirementBegan 2009 ⓘ
operator New York City Transit Authority ⓘ
Staten Island Railway ⓘ
postRetirementUse reefing as artificial reefs in the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
work service cars (limited number) ⓘ
powerCollectionMethod third rail ⓘ
preservedUnit at least one car preserved for museum or training use ⓘ
reasonForNYCTRetirement structural issues and age ⓘ
refurbishedBy Morrison-Knudsen ⓘ
refurbishmentLocation Hornell, New York ⓘ
refurbishmentPeriod early 1990s ⓘ
refurbishmentScope interior modernization and mechanical overhaul ⓘ
serviceTopSpeed 50–55 mph ⓘ
SIRFinalRetirement 2019 ⓘ
successorClassOnNYCT R160 subway cars ⓘ
successorClassOnSIR R211S subway cars ⓘ
linked to: R211 subway cars
thirdRailVoltage 600 V DC ⓘ
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in standard gauge ⓘ
tractionMotors DC traction motors ⓘ
usedOnLine A ⓘ
C ⓘ
E ⓘ
F ⓘ
N ⓘ
R ⓘ
Staten Island Railway main line ⓘ

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Staten Island Railway → rollingStock → R44 subway cars (historical) ⓘ