Independent Subway System 103




Facts and Figures


Current Number103
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 date
(Initial retirement date)1968
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 103 at Coney Island Shop in 2017
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29997762@N05/35555479284/

Car 103 in operation in New York in 2022
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47904859@N08/52364064782/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Independent Subway System (New York, New York)1031932 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)1031940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)1031953 ???? NO NO
Railway Preservation Corporation (New York, New York)103???? present YES NO


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Car 103 in operation in New York in 2019
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video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER7mvda4BXo