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Deck Roof Hi-V (New York City Subway car)

🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Car and Foundry Company· from 1907· class of New York City Subway car

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. The Street railway journal (1908) (14573778407): Internet Archive Book Images· No restrictions

what is it?

The Deck Roof Hi-V was a New York City Subway car class built from 1907 to 1908 by the American Car and Foundry for the IRT and its successors, the New York City Board of Transportation and the New York City Transit Authority.

who runs it

Interborough Rapid Transit Company New York City Board of Transportation New York City Transit Authority

base stats

speed 88 km/htop speed
power 149 kWpower output
weight 38 tin working order
built 50made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 119 years ago, in 1907.
Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
15.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 51 years (1907–1958).

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built: 1907
in service from: 1907
retired: 1958
status: retired
number built: 50
kind: metro
traction: electric
origin: 🇺🇸 United States
builders: American Car and Foundry Company
operators: Interborough Rapid Transit Company, New York City Board of Transportation, New York City Transit Authority
top speed: 88 km/h
power: 149 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
formation: Singles
length: 15.5 m
weight: 38 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q5249265, Wikipedia: Deck Roof Hi-V (New York City Subway car) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.