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R6 (New York City Subway car)
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Pullman Company· from 1935· class of New York City Subway car
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. New York City Subway ACF R6 car 1000: AEMoreira042281· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The R6 was a New York City Subway car model built from 1935 to 1936 for the city-operated Independent Subway System by three manufacturers under separate orders, the American Car and Foundry Company, Pullman Standard, and Pressed Steel Car Company. A total of 500 cars were built, numbered 900–1399, and arranged as single units. There were three versions of the R6: R6-1, R6-2, and R6-3.
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 91 years ago, in 1935.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 18.3 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 42 years (1935–1977).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1935
- in service from
- 1935
- retired
- 1977
- status
- retired
- number built
- 500
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Pullman Company, Pressed Steel Car Company, Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, American Car and Foundry Company
- operators
- Independent Subway System, New York City Board of Transportation, New York City Transit Authority
- top speed
- —
- power
- 142 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- motorized single units (Half-width operator's cab at each end; conductor controls on exterior)
- length
- 18.3 m
- weight
- 38.2 t
- capacity
- 56 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7274870, Wikipedia: R6 (New York City Subway car) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.