Facts and Figures
| Current Number | 6688 |
|---|---|
| Railway Represented | New York City Transit Authority |
| Builder | St. Louis Car Company |
| Built In | 1955 |
| Builder's order id | 1786 |
| Currently in (State) | Connecticut |
| --(Locality) | East Haven |
| Totally out of svc date | 1988 |
| (Initial retirement date) | |
| Car Type | rapid transit car |
| -subtype | subway car |
| -designation | Type R17 |
| Status | operated occasionally |
| More info | http://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=6688 |
| Gauge | 4'8.5" |
| Construction | steel |
| Roof type | AR |
| Ended | DE |
| Length | 51'1" |
| Width | 8'10" |
| Height | 11'10" |
| Weight | 77887 |
| #Seats | 44 |
| #Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
| Total HP | 400 |
| Trucks | GSC 800 |
| Brakes | SMEE (ME42A) |
| Compressor | A6 |
| Control | GE MCM (17KC76A1) |
| Motors | GE 1240A4 (4) |
| Voltage (if not 600DC) |
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Car 6688 in operation at Branford in 2019 RailPictures.net photo: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/704988/ |
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Car 6688 in operation at Branford in 2023 Flickr photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/194222166@N02/52884541976/ |