R9 (New York City Subway car)

what is it?

The R9 was a New York City Subway car model, which was built by the American Car and Foundry Company and the Pressed Steel Car Company in 1940 for the Independent Subway System (IND) and its successors, which included the New York City Board of Transportation and the New York City Transit Authority. Identical to the preceding R7/As, the R9s had distinctive curved ends on the rollsign boxes and contained distinct 2CY air compressors not featured on the older cars in the R1–9 fleet. A total of 153 cars were built, numbered 1650–1802, and arranged as single units.

who runs it

Independent Subway SystemNYNew York City Board of Transportation

base stats

• speed 88 km/htop speed
• power 142 kWpower output
• weight 38.4 tin working order
• seats 56passengers
• built 153made 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 86 years ago, in 1940.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏18.3 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 37 years (1940–1977).

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

spec sheet

built

1940

in service from

1940

retired

1977

status

retired

number built

153

kind

metro

traction

electric

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

Pressed Steel Car Company, American Car and Foundry Company

operators

Independent Subway System, New York City Board of Transportation

top speed

88 km/h

power

142 kW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

600 V DC Third rail

formation

motorized single units (Half-width operator's cab at each end; conductor controls on exterior)

length

18.3 m

weight

38.4 t

capacity

56 passengers

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