R142S (New York City Subway car) Totally Explained

Everything about R142s New York City Subway Car totally explained

R142S is an order of 80 New York City Subway cars that supplements the R142A cars built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 2003–04. See R142A for more details. At the moment, all R142S cars are in revenue service on the .

R-142S "Millennium" specifications

Car builder	Kawasaki Rail Car Company in Kobe, Japan and Yonkers, NY
Car body	stainless steel with fiberglass front and rear bonnets.
Unit numbers	7731-7810
Fleet of	80 cars
Car dimensions	51 ft 4 in long 8 ft 7³⁄₁₆ in wide 11 ft 10⁵⁄₈ in high	15.65 m long 2.621 m wide 3.623 m high
Track, standard gauge	4 ft 8¹⁄₂ in	1.435 m
Doorway width (side—clear opening)	4 ft 6 in	1.37 m
Wheel diameter	34 inches	864 mm
Propulsion system	Bombardier propulsion system,3-Phase AC Traction Motors Model 1508C
Power (per motor)	150 horsepower	112 kW
Brakes	Dynamic braking propulsion system;WABCO braking system
Average car weight (empty)	A-car (with cab) : 73,300 lb B-car (without cab): 67,800 lb	33,248 kg 30,753.56 kg
Maximum speed	55 mph	90 km/h
Total seated passengers	A car (cab car): 34 B car (no cab): 40
Total standees	A car (cab car): 142 B car (no cab): 148
Full capacity totals	A car (cab car): 176 passengers B car (no cab): 188 passengers
Air conditioning system	Two roof-mounted HVAC units each car.
Price per car (new)	US$1,215,466.66

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