R15 (New York City Subway car)
- R15 (New York City Subway car)
The R15 was a New York City Subway car built in 1950. Built by American Car and Foundry Company, these cars were somewhat similar to the R12/14 cars. These cars were the first to feature round (turtle-back) roofs, porthole door windows, and conductors door operating apparatus controls located inside the motorman's cabs, instead of on the outsides as on the R12/14's. They began service on the 7 (IRT Flushing Line) route in Queens and Manhattan, running there until 1964 with the delivery of R33/36WF cars.
Eventually, the R15 cars were transferred to operate on other IRT division routes originating in Manhattan, the Bronx and/or Brooklyn throughout their service lives, starting in 1964, and ran there until their retirement in 1984, and was replaced by the R62/R62A fleet. Car 6239 had been previously and fully restored in 1976 and survives today as part of the displayed collection at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn.
R-15 Specifications
*Car Builder: American Car and Foundry
*Car Body: LAHT Carbon Steel
*Unit Numbers: 5953-5999, 6200-6252
*Fleet: 100 cars
*Car Length: 51 feet, 1/2 inches
*Car Width: 8 feet, 9 inches
*Car Height: 11 feet, 10 inches
*Track Gauge: 4 feet, 8-1/2 inches (1.435 m)
*Propulsion System: Westinghouse XM-179 or General Electric 17KC76A1
*Motors: Westinghouse 1447C or General Electric 1240A3
*Power: 100hp (4 per car)
*Total Seating: 44 seats
*Total Weight: 74,778 lb
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