R142A (New York City Subway car)
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The R142A, along with the R142 is the next generation of cars for the New York Subway's IRT divsion.
The R142A is built by Kawasaki and has many of the same features as the R142, built by Bombardier.
The main order of 400 R142A cars are numbered 7211-7610, the option cars are numbers 7611-7730.
These cars can be found on the Template:NYCS 4 and Template:NYCS 6 services.
R-142A SPECIFICATIONS
- Car Builder: Kawasaki Rail Car Company in Kobe, Japan
- Car Body: PURE Stainless Steel
- Car Length: 51 FEET, 4 INCHES (15.6 m) long
- Car Width: 8 FEET, 7-3/16 INCHES (2.6 m) wide
- Car Height: 11 FEET, 10.6 INCHES (3.6 m) tall
- Track gauge: 4 FEET, 8-1/2 INCHES (2.6 m)
- Propulsion System: AdTranz Propulsion system (parent company of Bombardier ), AC Translition Motors
- Power: 150 hp (112 kW) / 4 per car
- Brakes: WABCO Braking System
- Doorway width (side - clear opening) 4 FEET, 6 INCHES (1.4 m)
- Average unit car weight (empty) A- CAR (with cab) : 73,159 lbs (33,184 kg) / B - CAR (without cab): 67,630 lbs (30,676 kg)
- Maximum Operating Speed: between 55 MPH to about 65 MPH (89 to 105 km/h) / Avgerage about 100 km/h
- Total seated passengers: (cab car) A car: 34 / (no cab) B car: 40
- Total standees: (cab car) A car: 148 / (no cab) B car: 142
- FULL CAPACITY Totals: A car (cab car): 216 passengers / B car (no cab): 222 pasengers
- Built in 5 car sets
- Maximum Train Length(s): 10 cars (2 units)
External links
- Kawasaki - R142A (http://www.kawasakirailcar.com/LRTR142A.htm)
- nycsubway.org - NYC Subway Cars: R142 (http://www.nycsubway.org/cars/r142.html)