Interborough Rapid Transit 5443




Facts and Figures


Current Number5443
Railway RepresentedInterborough Rapid Transit
BuilderAmerican Car & Foundry
Built In1924
Builder's order id9720
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)New York
Totally out of svc date1989
(Initial retirement date)1969
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtype"Low-V" car
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeRR
EndedDE
Length51'2"
Width8'11"
Height12'0"
Weight78730
#Seats46
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP400
TrucksBaldwin
BrakesAMUE (ME23)
CompressorWABCO D3F
ControlGE PC-10 (CJ131B)
MotorsGE 269A (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 5443 in operation in New York in 2013
Nick Noe Blog
photo: http://nicknoe.blogspot.com/2013/04/new-york-yankees-nostalgia-low-v-train.html

Car 5443 in operation in New York in 2014
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47904859@N08/13823730915/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Interborough Rapid Transit (New York, New York)54431924 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)54431940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)54431953 1989 NO NO
Railway Preservation Corporation (New York, New York)54431989 present YES NO


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Car 5443 in operation in New York in 2022
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncc1972CMeE