Independent Subway System 100




Facts and Figures


Current Number100
Railway RepresentedIndependent Subway System
BuilderAmerican Car & Foundry
Built In1932
Builder's order id1025
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)New York
Totally out of svc date1969
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeIND type subway car
-designationType R1
Statusoperated occasionally
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length60'6"
Width9'10"
Height12'2"
Weight84081
#Seats56
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP380
TrucksACF Arch Bar
BrakesAMUE (ME23)
CompressorWABCO D3F
ControlWH ABF (XM29)
MotorsWH 570D5 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 100 in operation in New York in 2005
NYCsubway.org
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/76677346@N04/53072102975/

Car 100 in operation in New York in 2019
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dpirmann/48865193813/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Independent Subway System (New York, New York)1001932 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)1001940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)1001953 1969 NO NO
New York Transit Museum (New York, New York)1001969 present YES NO


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Car 100 in operation in New York in 2008
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REJ3r4VRXTk