R30A (New York City Subway car)

The R30A was a New York City Subway car built by St. Louis Car Company for the New York City Transit Authority in 1960. The R30As were a continuation of the R16style. The cars were "Protestant" married pairs, which means that they were coupled together as pairs. The R30As were primarily BMT Eastern Division cars, although they would appear in the northern and southern divisions from time to time. The last of the R30A cars were retired from passenger service in 1993. The Electric Railroaders Association sponsored a Farewell to the R30 Fan Trip with more photos of these cars in action.

R-30A Specifications

*Car Builder: Saint Louis Car-GSI
*Car Body: LAHT Carbon Steel
*Unit Numbers: 8352-8411
*Fleet of: 60 cars
*Car Length: 60 feet, 2¹⁄₂ inches (18.35 m)
*Car Width: 10 feet (3.05 m)
*Car Height: 12 feet, 1⁵⁄₈ inches (3.70 m)
*Track Gauge: 4 feet, 8¹⁄₂ inches (1435 mm)
*Power: 115 horsepower / 4 per car
*Propulsion System: General Electric (GE) SCM
*DC Traction Motors: General Electric (GE)1257F1
*Brakes: WABCO ME42B SMEE
*Maximum Speed: - mph ( km/h)
*Total Weight: average 80,600 lb
*Total Seating: 50
*Cab Arrangement: Half-width conductor/operator cab at "#1" end, half-width conductor control cab at "#2" end
*Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs.
*Price per car : USD$ 119,227

External links

* [http://www.nycsubway.org/cars/r2730.html nycsubway.org - NYC Subway Cars: R30A]

References

* Sansone, Gene. "Evolution of New York City subways: An illustrated history of New York City's transit cars, 1867-1997". New York Transit Museum Press, New York, 1997 ISBN 978-0963749284