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'''] / ]''' and other companies joint venture to deliver 425 R-68 car contract. R68 was built in France and ship by boat to New York Habor. It is the first of two contracts of R68. R68 was built in combined by ] and ] features to built in a better state of the art subway car with low MDBF (Mean Distance Between Failure), perfoming better service. R68 is the third R-class contract to be built in 75 feet car. It holds more seats and more standedes. First enter pasanger revenue service was in 1986 on the D - Line, first cars 2500-2007. It serves NOW on {{NYCS D}}-6 Avenue Express, {{NYCS N}}-Broadway Express , {{NYCS Q}}-Broadway Express, {{NYCS S}}-Franklin Avenue Shuttle and sometimes making apperence on {{NYCS B}}-6 Avenue Expressand {{NYCS W}}-Broadway Local. R68 now stored and serve on the Concourse Yard and Coney Island Yard. |
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'''] / ]''' and other companies joint venture to deliver 425 R-68 car contract. R68 was built in France and ship by boat to New York Habor. It is the first of two contracts of R68. R68 was built in combined by ] and ] features to built in a better state of the art subway car with HIGH MDBF (Mean Distance Between Failure), perfoming better service. R68 is the third R-class contract to be built in 75 feet car. It holds more seats and more standedes. First enter pasanger revenue service was in 1986 on the D - Line, first cars 2500-2007. There were two contracts to the R68, the primary order was: 2500-2727 and the R68-1 option order was 2728-2924. It serves NOW on {{NYCS D}}-6 Avenue Express, {{NYCS N}}-Broadway Express , {{NYCS Q}}-Broadway Express, {{NYCS S}}-Franklin Avenue Shuttle and sometimes making apperence on {{NYCS B}}-6 Avenue Expressand {{NYCS W}}-Broadway Local. R68 now stored and serve on the Concourse Yard in the BRONX and Coney Island Yard in BROOKLYN. |
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=== R68 specifications=== |
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=== R68 specifications=== |
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*Manufactor: Westinghouse / Amrail with various companies work on R68 contract |
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*Manufactor: Westinghouse / Amrail with various companies work on R68 contract |
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*Built in 1986-1988 |
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*Built in: 1986-1988 |
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*CAR BODY:Pure Stainless Steel cars |
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*CAR BODY: Pure Stainless Steel |
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*Unit numbers: 2500-2924 |
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*Unit numbers: 2500-2924 |
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*Length: 75 Feet long |
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*CAR Length: 75 FEET long |
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*Width: 10 feet wide |
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*CAR Width: 10 FEET wide |
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*CAR HEIGHT: 12 feet 0.3 inches |
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*CAR HEIGHT: 12 FEET 0.3 INCHES |
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*HorsePower: 115 / 4 per car |
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*HorsePower: 115 / 4 per car |
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*Propulsion: Westinghouse CAM XCB248S, DC Motors |
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*Propulsion: Westinghouse CAM XCB248S, DC Motors |