R12 (New York City Subway car)
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The R12 was a New York City Subway car, the first rolling stock for IRT division. Built by American Car and Foundry Company in 1948, these cars were very similar to R10, cars, except the R12 was smaller. They began service on the 7 (IRT Flushing Line) route in Queens and Manhattan, running there until 1964 with the delivery of R36 cars.
The R12 had a few paint schemes – originally two-tone grey with orange stripes, then a solid bright red, and eventually in the MTA's silver with blue stripe scheme. The last car was removed from service in September of 1981, replaced by the R62 car order. Car 5760 from the fleet would itself be restored into its original paint scheme, and has been part of the New York Transit Museum collection since July of 1976.
[edit] R-12 specifications
- Car builder: American Car and Foundry
- Car body: LAHT carbon steel
- Unit numbers: 5703-5802
- Fleet of: 100 cars
- Car Length: 51 feet, 1/2 inches (15 m)
- Car Width: 8 feet, 7-3/16 inches (2.6 m)
- Car Height: 11 feet, 10-5/8 inches (3.6 m)
- Track Gauge: 4 feet, 8-1/2 inches (1.435 m)
- Total Weight: 73,100 lb (33,200 kg)
- Total seats: 44
- Price per car (new, 1948): $71,847
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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 |
