R68

E236842

The R68 is a class of New York City Subway cars built in the 1980s for the B Division, known for their stainless-steel bodies and use on various lettered lines.

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Label Occurrences
R68 canonical 8
R68 series 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway rolling stock ⓘ
electric multiple unit ⓘ
bodyStyle stainless-steel ribbed side ⓘ
brakeSystem WABCO RT-2 ⓘ
carbodyMaterial stainless steel ⓘ
carFormation 4-car unit ⓘ
carHeight 12.08 ft ⓘ
carLength 75 ft ⓘ
carWidth 10 ft ⓘ
collectionMethod contact shoe ⓘ
constructionEndYear 1988 ⓘ
constructionStartYear 1986 ⓘ
controlSystem Westinghouse XCA248 ⓘ
countryOfManufacture France ⓘ
couplingType Westinghouse H2C ⓘ
designedFor IND and BMT lines ⓘ
lettered services ⓘ
division B Division ⓘ
doorConfiguration 8 sets of 50-inch wide side doors per car ⓘ
doorType side sliding doors ⓘ
enteredRevenueService June 1986 ⓘ
fleetNumberRange 2500–2924 ⓘ
locationOfAssembly Valenciennes, France ⓘ
linked to: Valenciennes
manufacturer ANF Industrie ⓘ
Francorail ⓘ
Jeumont Schneider ⓘ
Westinghouse Amrail Company ⓘ
numberBuilt 425 ⓘ
operator New York City Transit Authority ⓘ
owner Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ
powerSupply 600 V DC third rail ⓘ
relatedModel R68A ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1986 ⓘ
subclassOf B Division subway car ⓘ
successorModel R160 ⓘ
system New York City Subway ⓘ
trackGauge 4 ft 8.5 in ⓘ
typicalTrainLength 8 cars ⓘ
usedOnLine A ⓘ
B ⓘ
C ⓘ
D ⓘ
F ⓘ
G ⓘ
N ⓘ
Q ⓘ
R ⓘ
S (Shuttle services) ⓘ
W ⓘ

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