Independent Subway System 1300




Facts and Figures


Current Number1300
Railway RepresentedIndependent Subway System
BuilderPressed Steel
Built In1936
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)New York
Totally out of svc date
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeIND type subway car
-designationType R6-1
Statusoperated occasionally
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length60'6"
Width9'10"
Height12'2"
Weight94388
#Seats56
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP380
TrucksACF Arch Bar
BrakesAMUE (ME23)
CompressorWABCO D3F
ControlWH ABF (XM29D)
MotorsWH 570D5 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 1300 in operation in New York in 2011
NYCsubway.org
photo: https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?127943

Car 1300 in operation in New York in 2021
NYCsubway.org
photo: https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?159638



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Independent Subway System (New York, New York)13001936 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)13001940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)13001953 ???? NO NO
Railway Preservation Corporation (New York, New York)1300???? present YES NO