Independent Subway System 800




Facts and Figures


Current Number800
Railway RepresentedIndependent Subway System
BuilderAmerican Car & Foundry
Built In1933
Builder's order id1246
Currently in (State)Maine
--(Locality)Kennebunkport
Totally out of svc date1989
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeIND type subway car
-designationType R4
Statusstored operable
More infohttp://trolleymuseum.org/collection/vehicle/00800RNY.php
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)
MotorsGE 714D1/2 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 800 in operation at Seashore in 2007
Wikipedia
photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:R4_subway_car_at_Seashore_Trolley_Museum,_June_2007.jpg

Car 800 at Seashore circa 2020
Facebook
photo: https://www.facebook.com/STMRapidTranisitDept/photos/pb.100063723183923.-2207520000/100379521847056/?type=3



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Independent Subway System (New York, New York)8001933 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)8001940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)8001953 1989 NO NO
Seashore Trolley Museum (Maine, Kennebunkport)8001989 present YES NO


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Car 800 in operation at Seashore in 2007
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06xTCq5rdPM