R14 (New York City Subway car)
| R14 | |
|---|---|
 R14 car 5871 (renumbered to 35871) at the 207th Street Yard, awaiting cosmetic restoration | |
| In service | 1949–1984 |
| Manufacturer | American Car and Foundry Company |
| Built at | Berwick, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Constructed | 1949 |
| Entered service | September 1949 |
| Number built | 150 |
| Number in service | (1 in work service) |
| Number preserved | 1 |
| Number scrapped | 148 |
| Successor | R62 |
| Formation | Single units |
| Fleet numbers | 5803–5877 (General Electric) 5878–5952 (Westinghouse) |
| Capacity | 44 (seated) |
| Operators | NYC Board of Transportation New York City Subway |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | LAHT Carbon steel |
| Car length | 51 ft (15.54 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 9.5 in (2,680 mm) |
| Height | 11 ft (3,353 mm) |
| Platform height | 3.76 ft (1.15 m) |
| Doors | 6 sets of 50 inch wide side doors per car |
| Maximum speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
| Weight | 73,100 lb (33,158 kg) |
| Traction system | Westinghouse XM-179 or General Electric 17KC76A1 |
| Traction motors | Westinghouse 1447C or General Electric 1240A3 |
| Power output | 100 hp (75 kW) |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC third rail |
| Current collector(s) | Contact shoe |
| Braking system(s) | WABCO E2 "SMEE" Braking System, A.S.F. simplex unit cylinder clasp (tread) brake |
| Safety system(s) | Tripcock |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The R14 was a New York City Subway car model built by the American Car and Foundry Company in 1949. The cars were a "follow-up" or supplemental stock for the A Division's R12s and look exactly the same, differing only in floor patterns. A total of 150 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered cars.
The first R14s entered service in September 1949; the fleet initially ran on the IRT Flushing Line until the R33S and R36 World's Fair fleets were delivered in the 1960s. The R14s were replaced by the R62s in the 1980s, and the final train of R14s ran on December 10, 1984. One R14 car was saved for the New York Transit Museum, while another was saved for work service, and the rest were scrapped.
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