Independent Subway System 983




Facts and Figures


Current Number983
Railway RepresentedIndependent Subway System
BuilderAmerican Car & Foundry
Built In1935
Builder's order id1434
Currently in (State)North Carolina
--(Locality)Woodfin
Totally out of svc date
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeIND type subway car
-designationType R6-3
Statusstored inoperable
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Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length60'6"
Width9'10"
Height12'2"
Weight83963
#Seats56
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP380
Trucks[ACF Arch Bar]
BrakesAMUE [(ME23)]
Compressor[D3-F]
Control[WH ABF (XM29D)]
Motors[GE 714C1/2 (2)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBody only, on trucks

Car 983 on display at CML in 2020
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Car 983 on display at CML in 2023
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Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Independent Subway System (New York, New York)9831935 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)9831940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)9831953 1975? NO NO
Craggy Mountain Line (North Carolina, Woodfin)9832010? present YES NO


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