R12 (New York City Subway car)
- R12 (New York City Subway car)
The R12 was a New York City Subway car, the first rolling stock for the IRT division. Built by American Car and Foundry Company in 1948, these cars were very similar to the R10 cars, except the R12 was smaller. They began service on the NYCS service|7 (IRT Flushing Line) route in Queens and Manhattan, running there until 1964 with the delivery of R36 cars.
Eventually, the R12 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. One particular assignment included some fifty of them sent to the Third Avenue elevated line in the Bronx beginning service in August 1969 and up to that route's abandonment closing on April 29, 1973.
The R12 had a few paint schemes: originally two-tone gray with orange stripes, then a solid bright red, and eventually in the MTA's silver with blue stripe scheme. The last car was removed from service in September 1981, replaced by the R62 car order. Car 5760 from the fleet would itself be restored into its original paint scheme, and has been part of the New York Transit Museum collection since July 1976.
R-12 specifications
*Car builder: American Car and Foundry
*Car body: LAHT carbon steel
*Unit numbers: 5703-5802
*Fleet of: 100 cars
*Car Length: 51 feet, 1/2 inches (15 m)
*Car Width: 8 feet, 7-3/16 inches (2.6 m)
*Car Height: 11 feet, 10-5/8 inches (3.6 m)
*Track Gauge: 4 feet, 8-1/2 inches (1.435 m)
*Total Weight: 73,100 lb (33,200 kg)
*Traction Motor: General Electric 1240A3 or Westinghouse J1447C
*Power: 100 hp. per motor.
*Total seats: 44
*Price per car (new, 1948): $71,847
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
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