R27 (New York City Subway car)
- R27 (New York City Subway car)
The R27 was a New York City Subway car built by the St. Louis Car Company for the New York City Transit Authority in 1960–61. The R27s were a continuation of the R16 style.
The cars were "Protestant" married pairs, which means that they were coupled together as pairs. The R27s were primarily BMT Eastern Division cars, although they would appear in the northern and southern divisions from time to time. Some R27 did retire 1989. They had been retired by 1990, and only car 8145 exists today.
R-27 Specifications
*Car Builder: St. Louis Car Company, St. Louis, MO
*Car Body: LAHT Carbon Steel
*Unit Numbers: 8020-8249
*Fleet of: 230 cars
*Car Length: 60 feet, 21⁄2 inches (18.35 m)
*Car Width: 10 feet (3.05 m)
*Car Height: 12 feet, 15⁄8 inches (3.70 m)
*Track Gauge: 4 feet, 81⁄2 inches (1435 mm)
*Power: 100 horsepower / 4 per car
*Propulsion System: Westinghouse XCA248 and General Electric MCM 17KG192A/B
*DC Traction Motors: WH 1447C and GE 1240A4
*Brakes: WABCO ME42B SMEE
*Maximum Speed: 55 mph (88.5 km/h)
*Total Weight: (GE) ODD cars (8136-8249) 80,546 lb, (GE) EVEN cars 79,837 lb; (WH) ODD cars(8020-8135) 81,632 lb, (WH) EVEN cars 80,852 lb
*Total Seating: 50
*Cab Arrangement: Half-width operator/conductor cab at "#1" end, half-width conductor control cab at "#2" end
*Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs.
*Price per car : USD$ 119,227
External links
* [http://www.nycsubway.org/cars/r2730.html - NYC Subway Cars: R27]
References
* Sansone, Gene. "Evolution of New York City subways: An illustrated history of New York City's transit cars, 1867-1997". New York Transit Museum Press, New York, 1997 ISBN 978-0963749284
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