R27 (New York City Subway car)

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The R27 was a New York City Subway car built by the St. Louis Car Company for the New York City Transit Authority in 1960–61. The R27s were a continuation of the R16 style. The cars were "Protestant" married pairs, which means that they were coupled together as pairs. The R27s were primarily BMT Eastern Division cars, although they would appear in the northern and southern divisions from time to time. They had all been retired by 1990, and only 8145 exists today.

[edit] R-27 Specifications

Car Builder: St. Louis Car Company, St. Louis, MO
Car Body: LAHT Carbon Steel
Unit Numbers: 8020-8249
Fleet of: 230 cars
Car Length: 60 feet, 2¹⁄₂ inches (18.35 m)
Car Width: 10 feet (3.05 m)
Car Height: 12 feet, 1⁵⁄₈ inches (3.70 m)
Track Gauge: 4 feet, 8¹⁄₂ inches (1435 mm)
Power: 100 horsepower / 4 per car
Propulsion System: Westinghouse XCA248 and General Electric MCM 17KG192A/B
DC Traction Motors: WH 1447C and GE 1240A4
Brakes: WABCO ME42B SMEE
Maximum Speed: 55 mph ( km/h)
Total Weight: (GE) ODD cars (8136-8249) 80,546 lb, (GE) EVEN cars 79,837 lb; (WH) ODD cars(8020-8135) 81,632 lb, (WH) EVEN cars 80,852 lb
Total Seating: 50
Cab Arrangement: Half-width operator/conductor cab at "A" end, half-width conductor control cab at "B" end
Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs.
Price per car : USD$ 119,227

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- NYC Subway Cars: R27

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Current fleet	IND/BMT/SIR: R32 - R32A - R38 - R40 - R40A - R42 - R44 - R46 - R68 - R68A - R143 - R160A - R160B IRT: R62 - R62A - R142 - R142A - R142S
Retired fleet (R-type)	IND/BMT: R1 - R4 - R6 - R7 - R7A - R9 - R10 - R11 - R16 - R27 - R30 - R30A - R34 - R110B IRT: R12 - R14 - R15 - R17 - R21 - R22 - R110A - (Train of Many Colors) Redbirds (IRT): R26 - R28 - R29 - R33 - R33 WF - R36 - R36 WF
Never built	IRT/BMT: R39 IND/BMT: R55, R83
Retired fleet (private operators)	IRT: Composite - Deck Roof - Gibbs - Hi-V - Lo-V - Steinway - World's Fair BMT: AB Standard - Bluebird Compartment Car - BU cars - C-type - D-type Triplex - MS Multi-section car - Q-type Queens car

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R27 (New York City Subway car)

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