- R38 (New York City Subway car)
Infobox Train
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name = R38 (New York City Subway car)
imagesize = 250px
caption = An R38 train at Kingston-Throop Avenues on the NYCS|C.
interior
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Manufacturer =St. Louis Car Company
Factory =
Family =
Built =
Refurbishment = 1988-1989
Replaced =
Formation =
Designation = 3950-4149
Operator =New York City Subway
Depots = 207th Street Yard
LinesServed = NYCS|A, NYCS|C
yearconstruction = 1966-1967
yearservice =
yearscrapped =
numberconstruction =
numberbuilt = 200
numberservice = 194
numberscrapped = 6
CarBody = Stainless Steel sides with Carbon Steel chassis, roof and underbody, with fiberglass top front and top rear bonnets.
CarLength = convert|60|ft|1|abbr=on
CarWidth = convert|10|ft|abbr=on
CarHeight = convert|12.08|ft|1|abbr=on
floorheight =
platformheight =
entrylevelorstep =
art-sections =
doors = 8
MaxSpeed = convert|65|mi|km|1|abbr=on
Weight = convert|77420|lb|kg|0|abbr=on
Capacity = 50 (seated)
Auxiliaries =
Power-supply = General Electric (GE) SCM 17KG192AE2/H7 propulsion system using General Electric (GE) 1257E1 (115 hp per wheel) or Westinghouse 1447J
Gauge = RailGauge|ussgstandard gauge
Brakes = WABCO "SMEE" Braking SystemThe R38 is a
New York City Subway car class (model). It was built in 1966–67 for the IND and BMT lines. There are 200 cars (100 pairs), numbered 3950-4149. Currently they are found on the NYCS service|A and NYCS service|C services. R38's are now based at 207 Street Overhaul Shop Yard in theManhattan neighborhood of Inwood. These cars are similar to the R32 (and are sometimes coupled to them), but were built by theSt. Louis Car Company inSt. Louis, Missouri .This model was the first to have
air conditioning . The last 10 cars (4140-4149) were delivered with original prototype Air Conditioning in July 1967. From this point, theNew York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) began adopting air conditioning as standard equipment on new cars.The R38's were rebuilt by General Electric at its
Buffalo, New York facility in 1987–88. During the rebuilding process, the R38s were fully equipped with air conditioning systems. Prior to rebuilding, these cars featured curtain route signs on their bulkheads displaying the line and destination. After rebuilding, they received Luminator flipdot signs that displayed the line only.The incoming R160 fleet may replace some or all of the R38 fleet. The scene on a subway train in "
Coming to America " was shot on an R38 as it appeared before it was refurbished.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
External links
* [http://www.nycsubway.org/cars/r38.html nycsubway.org - NYC Subway Cars: R38]
* [http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/sdatasheet.php Car Status/Assignment]
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