Interborough Rapid Transit 5655




Facts and Figures


Current Number5655
Railway RepresentedInterborough Rapid Transit
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1938
Builder's order id1596
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)New York
Totally out of svc daten/a
(Initial retirement date)1969
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtype"World's Fair" "Low-V"
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeST
EndedSE
Length51'0"
Width8'11"
Height11'11"
Weight75130
#Seats56
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP250
Trucks
BrakesAMUE
CompressorWABCO D3F
ControlGE PC-10
MotorsWH 336A1 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 5655 in storage at Coney Island Yard in New York in 2011
NYCsubway.org
photo: https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?133731

Car 5655 in storage at Coney Island Yard in New York in 2017
NYCsubway.org
photo: https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?147718



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Interborough Rapid Transit (New York, New York)56551938 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)56551940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)56551953 1969 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)56551969 present YES NO