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R127/R134 (New York City Subway car)
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries· from 1991· class of New York Subway work cars
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. R134 at Corona Yard: The Legendary Ranger· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. R127 Garbage Train in work service at Kew Gardens Union Turnpike on November 12 2014: Kew Gardens 613· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The R127 and R134 are New York City Subway cars purpose-built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe, Japan for work train service. The ten R127s, numbered EP001 to EP010, were built from 1990–1991, while the eight R134s, numbered EP011 to EP018, were built from 1994–1996. The cars were built to the specifications of the subway's A Division (numbered routes), which are slightly narrower than those of the B Division (lettered routes), and are similar to the R62 and R62A passenger cars used on the A Division.
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 35 years ago, in 1991.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 15.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 35 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1991
- in service from
- 1991
- status
- in service
- number built
- 18
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing
- operators
- New York City Subway
- top speed
- 88 km/h
- power
- 86 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo’Bo’
- length
- 15.6 m
- weight
- 34.3 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16939060, Wikipedia: R127/R134 (New York City Subway car) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.