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R11/R34 (New York City Subway car)
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Budd Company· from 1949· class of New York City Subway car
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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. BMT 100 Nostalgia Ride (19333779811): Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York· CC BY 2.0
- 2. MTA NYC R11 (R34) 8013: Mtattrain· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. NYCS R11 exterior: Flowizm / ...some guy· CC BY 2.0
- 4. NYCS-R11: BlastOButter42 at English Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. R11-R34 8013 at Rockaway Park - Beach 116th Street Station: Fan Railer· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The R11 was a prototype class of experimental New York City Subway cars built by the Budd Company in 1949 for the IND/BMT B Division. A total of ten cars were built, arranged as single units. Although there were originally plans to build 400 cars, only ten R11s were built due to the cancellation of the Second Avenue Subway.
who runs it
base stats
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 77 years ago, in 1949.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 18.3 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 31 years (1949–1980).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1949
- in service from
- 1949
- retired
- 1980
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Budd Company
- operators
- New York City Board of Transportation, New York City Subway
- top speed
- 88 km/h
- power
- 75 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- Single unit cars
- length
- 18.3 m
- weight
- 37 t
- capacity
- 56 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7274381, Wikipedia: R11/R34 (New York City Subway car) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.