R14 (New York City Subway car)
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The R14 was a New York City Subway
car built in 1949 by the American Car and Foundry Company
. They were a "follow-up" or supplemental stock for the "A" Division's R12
s and look exactly same, except for a different floor pattern. These were the last cars built with outside door operating apparatus or controls.
They began service on the (IRT Flushing Line
) route and ran there until the arrival of the R33
/R36 World's Fair
cars. Afterwards, the R14s were transferred to operate on other "A" division routes before being retired and replaced by the R62
/R62A
s on December 10, 1984..
While they ran in solid consists on the Flushing line, the R14s never did so on the mainlines, always being intermixed in trains of newer cars and were never placed at the conductor's location. Car 5871 is the only R14 on MTA property and was formerly used for fire training and the New York Transit Museum
. It is currently at the 207th Street Yard and retains its MTA blue/silver livery paint scheme.
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
car built in 1949 by the American Car and Foundry Company
American Car and Foundry Company
American Car and Foundry is a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock. One of its subsidiaries was once a manufacturer of motor coaches and trolley coaches under the brand names of ACF and ACF-Brill. Today ACF is known as ACF Industries LLC and is based in St. Charles, Missouri...
. They were a "follow-up" or supplemental stock for the "A" Division's R12
R12 (New York City Subway car)
The R12 was a New York City Subway car, the first city-owned rolling stock for the IRT division. Built by American Car and Foundry Company in 1948, these cars were very similar to the R10s, except the R12 was smaller...
s and look exactly same, except for a different floor pattern. These were the last cars built with outside door operating apparatus or controls.
They began service on the (IRT Flushing Line
IRT Flushing Line
The Flushing Line is a rapid transit route of the New York City Subway system, operated as part of the IRT Division and designated the 7 route...
) route and ran there until the arrival of the R33
R33 World's Fair (New York City Subway car)
The R33 World's Fair is a class of 40 single cars for the New York City Subway car built in late 1963. They were made for the "A" Division, but only assigned to the service and were based out of Corona Yard. They were used to make 11-car trains with the R36 WF cars, which were built as two-car...
/R36 World's Fair
R36 World's Fair (New York City Subway car)
The R36 World's Fair New York City Subway cars were built in 1963-1964 by the St. Louis Car Company in St. Louis, Missouri for the IRT division . They were purchased for service on the IRT Flushing Line which was the closest line to the 1964 New York World's Fair...
cars. Afterwards, the R14s were transferred to operate on other "A" division routes before being retired and replaced by the R62
R62 (New York City Subway car)
The R62 is a New York City Subway car built between 1983 and 1985 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe, Japan, serving the A Division . The R62 fleet is numbered 1301 - 1625, totaling to a number of 325 cars...
/R62A
R62A (New York City Subway car)
R62A is a series of New York City Subway cars, built by Bombardier in Montreal, Quebec, with final assembly done in Barre, Vermont.-Description:...
s on December 10, 1984..
While they ran in solid consists on the Flushing line, the R14s never did so on the mainlines, always being intermixed in trains of newer cars and were never placed at the conductor's location. Car 5871 is the only R14 on MTA property and was formerly used for fire training and the New York Transit Museum
New York Transit Museum
The New York Transit Museum is a museum which displays historical artifacts of the New York City Subway, bus, commuter rail, and bridge and tunnel systems; it is located in a decommissioned Court Street subway station in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of New York City...
. It is currently at the 207th Street Yard and retains its MTA blue/silver livery paint scheme.