R29 (New York City Subway car)
- R29 (New York City Subway car)
The R29 was a New York City Subway car built in 1962 by the St. Louis Car Company. They have very similar appearances to the R26/28s with the exception that they were built by the St Louis Car Company, not ACF, and that cars were permanently paired with link bars and not couplers. Four cars (8686, 8687, 8804, and 8805) were tested with G70 trucks and were referred as the "roller skate" cars. These trucks were discontinued in 1970.
After being rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen in Hornell, New York as Redbirds in 1985-87, they were split into two groups. The Westinghouse cars ran on the NYCS|6 line alongside the R36MLs and some Westinghouse R36WFs while the GE cars ran the NYCS|2 and NYCS|5 routes with the R26s and R28s. In 2001-2002, the entire R29 fleet was retired with the arrival of the R142/142As. After retirement, the entire fleet was stripped and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, with the exception of 8678-8679. The last trip of an R29 was on the 5 line on October 24, 2002 [http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/chiasson-r26-29.html]
Pair 8678-8679 is currently at the Unionport Yard and it is not known what NYCT plans to do with them in the future [http://www.nycsubway.org/cars/r262829.html]
R-29 Specifications
*Car Builder: St. Louis Car Company
*Car Body: LAHT Carbon Steel
*Unit Numbers: 8570-8805
*Fleet: 236 cars
*Car Length: 51 feet
*Car Width: 8.9 inches
*Car Height: 11 feet, 10 3/8 inches
*Track Gauge: 4 feet, 8 1/2 inches
*Propulsion System:General Electric 17KG192H3 or Westinghouse XCA248B
*Motors:General Electric 1257E1 or Westinghouse 1447J/JR
*Power: 115 hp
*Total Seating: 44
*Total Weight: About 70,000lbs
*Price per Car:$110,842(1962)
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