New York City Subway Passenger Equipment - New York City Subway Rolling Stock, AB Standard, Composite, R160, R17, R36 World's Fair, Flivver Lo-V (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: New York City Subway rolling stock, AB Standard, Composite, R160, R17, R36 World's Fair, Flivver Lo-V, R142, R44, R32, R46, Gibbs, R142A, R10, ME-1, R62, R42, R11, R62A, R143, R68, R40, R38, R33 World's Fair, D-type Triplex, R110B, BU cars, R40A, R30, Redbird trains, R188, Hi-V, Bluebird Compartment Car, MS Multi-section car, Deck Roof, R29, R26, R27, R12, R110A, R68A, R9, C-type, R28, R30A, R7, Steinway, R7A, R179, Train of Many Colors, Q-type Queens car, Arnines, R15, R22, R21, R8A, R39, R211. Excerpt: The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system and has a large fleet of rolling stock. As of March 2011, there are 6,292 cars on the NYCT roster. Train assignments can be found here: A typical revenue train consists of 8 to 11 cars, although shuttles can be as short as two, and can range from 150 to 600 feet (45.72 to 182.88 m) long. As a general rule, trains on A Division lines inherited from the IRT (designated with numbers, plus the 42nd Street Shuttle) are shorter and narrower than those that operate on B Division lines inherited from BMT/IND (designated with letters). The A Division and B Division trains operate only in their own division; operating in the other division is not allowed. This is mainly because the IRT sections have narrower tunnel segments, tighter curves, and tighter platform clearances than the BMT/IND sections. IRT Division trains would have an unacceptably large gap between the platform and train if they were allowed in the BMT/IND Division. Likewise, BMT/IND trains would not fit in the IRT tunnels and stations. The safety train stop (trip cock) mechanism between divisions is also incompatible, being located on opposite sides of the track and train in each division. Service and maintenance trains are composed of IRT sized cars, do not carry passengers, and can operate on either div...