R36 (New York City Subway car)
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| R36 (New York City Subway car) | |
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 A R36 ML New York City Subway car leading a 1 train, September 1973 |
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| Manufacturer | St. Louis Car Company |
| Built at | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Constructed | 1964 |
| Entered service | 1964 |
| Refurbishment | 1985 |
| Scrapped | 2001-03 |
| Number built | 34 |
| Fleet numbers | 9524-9557 |
| Capacity | 44 (seated) |
| Operator | New York City Subway |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | LAHT (Low Alloy High Tensile) steel |
| Car length | 51.04 feet (15.56 m) |
| Width | 8.75 feet (2.67 m) |
| Height | 11.86 feet (3.61 m) |
| Doors | 6 |
| Weight | 69,400 pounds (31,500 kg) (pre-rebuild) |
| Traction system | Westinghouse XCA248 with Westinghouse 1447C motors (4/car, 100 HP) |
| Auxiliaries | Converter |
| Power supply | 600 volt DC third rail |
| Braking system(s) | WABCO, "SMEE" (electrodynamic) |
| Gauge | 4 ft 81⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The R36 (or R36 ML) is a class of New York City Subway cars built in 1964 by the St. Louis Car Company, St. Louis, Missouri. These cars are referred as R36 ML (or Main Line) to distinguish them from the R36 World's Fair cars on the IRT Flushing Line (7).
The R36 ML was a 34-car follow-up order to the 500-car R33 model. Both R33 ML and R36 ML were similar. These cars ran for many years on the IRT main lines (Broadway-Seventh Avenue and Lexington Avenue). Prior to overhaul in 1985, they mainly ran on the 1 and 3. Upon returning from overhaul the R36s ran on the 6 from 1986 to 2001, upon delivery of R142A cars. Some also provided occasional service on the 4 and 7.
In 1998, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced that it would begin phasing out the Redbird cars—R26/28/29/33/36. From 2001 to 2003, Redbird cars were scrapped, sold, put into work service, or stored out service.
All but one pair of R36 ML's were scrapped. With the arrival of R142As on the 6 service, the R36 MLs were transferred over to the 7 service. The last pair, numbers 9542-43, ran on the 7 until May 2003. It went to the New York Transit Museum in 2004.
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