New York City Transit Authority 5000




Facts and Figures


Current Number5000
Railway RepresentedNew York City Transit Authority
BuilderAmerican Car & Foundry
Built In1918
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)New York
Totally out of svc date1980
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typework motor
-subtypesubway tool car
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length50'4"
Width9'4"
Height12'2"
Weight110700
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP640
TrucksGE 95
Brakes14EL
CompressorD3-F (2)
ControlGE M
MotorsGE 248B (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 5000 in storage at Coney Island Yard in New York in 2012
NYCSubway.org
photo: https://nycsubway.org/perl/show?137871
 



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
New York Municipal Railway (New York, Brooklyn)50001918 1923 NO NO
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (New York, Brooklyn)50001923 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)50001940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)50001953 1962 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)201461962 1966 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)421966 1990? NO NO
Railway Preservation Corporation (New York, New York)50001990? present YES NO


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