The R15 was a New York City Subway car model built by the American Car and Foundry Company in 1950 for the IRT A Division. A total of 100 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse …

This is a list of all R-type contracts in the New York City Subway. [1] All passenger rolling stock made in this time period are New Technology Trains. Car types that currently have CBTC: R143, R160, R179, R188, and R211. Car types that will have CBTC in …

Upon delivery of the R62s, the R15s were retired, with the last ones operating on December 10, 1984. A single R15 is preserved at the New York Transit Museum and is used on fantrips as part of the "Train of Many Colors." 3 Photos

The R-15, R-17, R-21, and R-22 contracts followed from 1950 to 1958, nearly identical-looking cars built by ACF and St. Louis Car Co. These cars were nearly entirely replaced later by the R-62 and R-62A deliveries.

R-15: 5953-5999, 6200-6252: American Car & Foundry: 1950: R-16: 6300-6499: American Car & Foundry: 1955: R-17: 6500-6899: St. Louis Car: 1955: R-18: Allocated to a pump and hose car purchase, never purchased ... NYCT Vintage Vehicle Summary; Other: Coney Island Complex; Work Cars and Locomotives; Subway Yards;

2025年2月26日 · National Train Day 2013, May 11 & 12"Train Of Many Colors" First Day in Service Taken on May 11

R-15 (American Car & Foundry, 1950) 5984 (RD334) Coney Island Yard, 4/3/04: Coney Island Overhaul Shop, 10/21/04: 6214 (RD338) 36 St Yard, 8/26/01: 6239: Brighton Beach, 10/23/04: Grand Central, 10/27/04:

The major mechanical change on the R15 was the placement of the conductor's door controls in motorman's cabs. The motorman's cab at the head end of the train was of course the only one in use while a train was on the road so these controls at …

National Train Day 2013, May 11 & 12"Train Of Many Colors" Last Day in Service Taken on May 12

All passenger rolling stock made in this time period are New Technology Trains. Car types that currently have CBTC: R143, R160, R188, and R211. Car types that will have CBTC in the future: R142, R142A, R179, R262, and R268. ↑ "Datasheet (41-42) from NYCT Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawings". ↑ "Datasheet (07-10)". ↑ "Subway Guide 2000".