New York City Transit Authority 6




Facts and Figures


Current Number6
Railway RepresentedNew York City Transit Authority
BuilderGeneral Electric
Built In1921
Builder's order id7280
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)New York
Totally out of svc daten/a
(Initial retirement date)1976
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypeGE steeplecab
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length36'9"
Width8'8"
Height11'4"
Weight102640
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP600
TrucksAlco RM95A
Brakes14EL
Compressor
ControlGE M
MotorsGE 248B (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Locomotive 6 in operation in New York in 2004
NYCsubway.org
photo: https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?34367

Locomotive 6 in storage at Coney Island Yard in 2017
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29997762@N05/24263648777/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
South Brooklyn Railway (New York, Brooklyn)61921 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)61940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)61953 1962 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)200031962 1966 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)61966 present YES NO


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