Talk:R38 (New York City Subway car)

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

System B or A?[edit]

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

Untitled[edit]

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

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

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]

Removed section[edit]

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), 2¹⁄₂ inches long 10 feet (3.0 m) wide 12 feet, 1⁵⁄₈ inches high	18.35 m long 3.048 m wide 3.7 m high
Track, standard gauge	4 ft 8¹⁄₂ 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]