Talk:R38 (New York City Subway car)

Latest comment: 15 years ago by AEMoreira042281 in topic Removed section

WTF is the redirect for? We can use the page here for the R38, R32 discussion for the R32, etc,

System B or A?

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These look like IRT system A cars, why does it say they were built for system B?

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See discussion at: Category talk:New York City Subway passenger equipment

I sometimes hear Westinghouse DC motor sound on this subway car model

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Yeah, most R38 use that General Electric DC motor, but I sometimes hear Westinghouse DC motor sound on R38 car. Why is that so? Takuma IshizekiTakuma Ishizeki 22:33, 24 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

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I removed this from the article after inserting {{Infobox Train}} in.


Car builder St. Louis Car Company; St Louis, MO (USA)
Car body Stainless Steel sides with Carbon Steel chassis, roof and underbody, with fiberglass top front and top rear bonnets.
Unit numbers 3950-4149
Fleet 200
(194 remain active)
Car dimensions 60 feet (18 m), 212 inches long
10 feet (3.0 m) wide
12 feet, 158 inches high
18.35 m long
3.048 m wide
3.7 m high
Track, standard gauge 4 ft 812 in 1.435 m
Doorway width
(side—clear opening)
3 ft 10 in 1.27 m
Wheel diameter 34 inches 864 mm
Propulsion system General Electric (GE) SCM 17KG192AE2/H7 propulsion system
DC Traction motors General Electric (GE) 1257E1
Power (4 per car) 115 horsepower 86 kW
Brakes WABCO "SMEE" Braking System
Average car weight
(empty) (Post-GOH)
77,420 lb 35,117 kg
Maximum speed 65 mph (105 km/h) 105 km/h (Later Lowered)
Total seated passengers 50
Air conditioning system Two Stone Safety HVAC units each car.
Cab Arrangement Half-width conductor/operator cab at "#1" end, half-width conductor cab at "#2" end
Coupling/Numbering Arrangement All married pairs.
Price per car (new, 1966) US$ 111,733

--AEMoreira042281 (talk) 03:06, 23 August 2008 (UTC)Reply