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{{Infobox train |
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| name = R40A (New York City Subway car) |
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| image = NYC Subway R40A 4444 R40M 4549.jpg |
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| imagealt = |
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| imagesize = 250px |
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| caption = Slant-ended R40A (above) and straight-ended R40A (below). |
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| interiorimage = New York City Subway Interior.jpg |
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| interiorimagealt = |
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| interiorcaption = Interior of a straight-ended R40A car. |
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| service = |
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| manufacturer = [[St. Louis Car Company]] |
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| factory = |
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| family = |
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| replaced = many [[AB Standard (New York City Subway car)|BMT AB Standards]] |
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| yearconstruction = 1968–1969 |
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| yearservice = |
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| refurbishment = 1988–1989 |
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| yearscrapped = 2008-2010, 2013 |
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| numberconstruction= |
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| numberbuilt = 200 (100 slant end & 100 straight end) |
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| numberservice = |
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| numberpreserved = 4 |
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| numberscrapped = 196 |
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| formation = Married Pairs |
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| fleetnumbers = 4350-4449 (slant-ended)<br>4450-4549 (straight-ended)<br><small>(see article for details)</small> |
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| capacity = 44 (seated) |
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| operator = [[New York City Subway]] |
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| depots = |
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| lines = |
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| carbody = Stainless Steel sides with Carbon Steel chassis and underframes, Fiberglass A-end bonnet |
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| trainlength = |
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| carlength = {{Convert|60|ft|2|abbr=on}} |
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| width = {{Convert|10|ft|2|abbr=on}} |
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| height = {{Convert|12.08|ft|1|abbr=on}} |
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| floorheight = |
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| platformheight = {{Convert|3.76|ft|abbr=on}} |
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| entrylevelorstep = |
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| doors = 8 |
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| art-sections = |
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| maxspeed = {{Convert|55|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} |
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| weight = {{Convert|77695|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} (slant)<br>{{Convert|78030|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} |
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| acceleration = |
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| deceleration = |
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| traction = General Electric (GE) SCM 17KG192AE2 propulsion system using GE 1257E1 motors ({{Convert|115|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=or}} per axle) |
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| bogies = |
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| brakes = WABCO "SMEE" Braking System, A.S.F. simplex unit cylinder clasp (tread) brake |
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| safety =emergency brakes |
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| coupling = |
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| multipleworking = |
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| gauge = {{RailGauge|ussg}} |
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}} |
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The '''R40A''' was a [[B Division (New York City Subway)|B Division]] [[New York City Subway]] car built by the [[St. Louis Car Company]] between 1968 and 1969. The order was a continuation of the [[R40 (New York City Subway car)|R40]] cars, and contained two forms or body types: a slant-ended version identical to the original [[R40 (New York City Subway car)|R40]] fleet (sometimes referred to as the '''R40 Slant''' or '''R40S'''), and a straight-ended (or "modified") version designed by [[Sundberg-Ferar]] (sometimes referred to as the '''R40M'''). The slant-ended R40As were originally numbered 4450-4549, and the straight-ended R40As were originally numbered 4250-4349; these cars were later renumbered to 4350-4449 and 4450-4549 respectively. |
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[[Category:Train-related introductions in 1968]] |
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The R40As were delivered new with the same successful [[air conditioning|Stone Safety 10 ton air conditioning systems/units]] found on the last ten [[R38 (New York City Subway car)|R38]] cars, and became standard equipment on all future new cars purchased from this point onward. As a result of the air conditioning, the standee poles were arranged in an alternating pattern rather than the straight-line pattern seen in the older R40s. |
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==History== |
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Due to the cosmetic and mechanical similarities the straight-ended R40As and the R42s shared, the two fleets often ran together. In fact, one pair of cars consisted of a R40A car mated to a [[R42 (New York City Subway car)|R42]] car. This was the result of an accident on the [[Williamsburg Bridge]] in 1995, which involved R40As 4460-4461 and R42s 4664-4665. R42 4664 was written off while R40A 4461 was repaired and rebuilt into a slant-ended car (and temporarily numbered 4260),<ref>http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?5330</ref><ref>http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?31752</ref> leaving R40A 4460 and R42 4665 to become paired to each other. |
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In 1988–1989, the R40As were rebuilt by [[Sumitomo]] in [[Elmira Heights, New York]]. The interior was changed drastically and the MTA paint band was removed in all rebuilt cars. |
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==Retirement and preservation== |
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The [[R160 (New York City Subway car)|R160]] subway car order replaced all of the R40A fleet from 2007 to 2009. The slant-ended R40As were retired and reefed first, from late 2007 to June 12, 2009, when the last slant-ended train, consisting of R40A pairs 4414–4415, 4424–4425, 4432–4433, 4398–4399, and R40 4256–4257, made its final trip on the {{NYCS|A}}. The straight-ended R40As were retired starting in January 2009 until August 28, 2009, when the last straight-ended pair, 4484–4485, ran on the {{NYCS|V}} along with four R42 pairs. |
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After retirement, most cars were stripped and sunk as [[artificial reef]]s along the Atlantic coast. The last R40A cars to be removed from property by barge were straight-ended cars 4474-4475, which were reefed in April 2010. However, slant-ended pairs 4392-4393 and 4442-4443 were retained as school cars until April 2013 and October 2013, respectively. The cars were taken to [[Sims Metal Management]] to be scrapped, as the reefing program had ended in April 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/world/subway-cars-coral-reef/ |title=Dumping subway trains into the ocean ... in a good way |last=Parke |first=Phoebe |date=February 26, 2015 |work=CNN|access-date = February 6, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/15/nyregion/20110515VISUAL.html?_r=0#1 |title=For Subway Cars, the Final Trip |date=May 15, 2011 |work=New York Times|access-date = February 6, 2016}}</ref> |
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While all slant-ended R40As were removed from property, some straight-ended R40As have been preserved, including: |
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* '''4460''' (and its R42 mate 4665), preserved by the Railway Preservation Corporation and stored at [[Coney Island Yard]]. |
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* '''4461''', currently at the Randall's Island FDNY Facility, used with [[R62 (New York City Subway car)|R62s]] 1366 and 1370 as training cars.<ref>http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=674173</ref><ref>http://subhysteria.wordpress.com/tag/scout/</ref> |
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* '''4480–4481''', preserved by the [[New York Transit Museum]] and currently stored at the [[Concourse Yard]]. The cars are in need of restoration.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj-Jzxddn3v0dC1vaTZ4aEY0U0l2UjZGLUl5RWpUSGc&usp=sharing#gid=0]</ref> |
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==See Also== |
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* [[R40 (New York City Subway car)]] - The slanted cars were similar to this model built by St. Louis Car company. |
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* [[R42 (New York City Subway car)]] - A model similar to the straight-ended R40As, built by St. Louis Car Company. |
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==Further reading== |
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* Sansone, Gene. ''Evolution of New York City subways: An illustrated history of New York City's transit cars, 1867-1997''. New York Transit Museum Press, New York, 1997 ISBN 978-0-9637492-8-4 |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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{{commons category}} |
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*[http://www.nycsubway.org/cars/r40.html nycsubway.org: NYC Subway Cars: R40] |
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{{NYCS rolling stock}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:R040a (New York City Subway Car)}} |
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[[Category:1968 introductions]] |
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[[Category:St. Louis multiple units]] |
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[[Category:New York City Subway passenger equipment|R040A]] |
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