Independent Subway System 484




Facts and Figures


Current Number484
Railway RepresentedIndependent Subway System
BuilderAmerican Car & Foundry
Built In1933
Builder's order id1246
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)New York
Totally out of svc date1976
(Initial retirement date)1973
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeIND type subway car
-designationType R4
Statusoperated occasionally
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length60'2"
Width10'0"
Height12'2"
Weight84503
#Seats56
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP380
TrucksACF 506 AB
BrakesAMUE (ME23)
CompressorWABCO D3F
ControlWH ABF (XM29)
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 484 in operation in New York in 2003
NYCsubway.org
photo: https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?img_25945.jpg

Car 484 on display in New York in 2019
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/73789322@N04/50154370727/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Independent Subway System (New York, New York)4841933 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)4841940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)4841953 1976 NO NO
New York Transit Museum (New York, New York)4841976 present YES NO


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Car 484 in operation in New York in 2012
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax29-DOu4_4