R188 (New York City Subway car)
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The R188 is a future A division
car for the New York City Subway
. The MTA
is planning to displace the R62A
s from the train with these cars.
cars compatible with communication-based train control (CBTC) and an additional 189 R142A conversion kits for MTA, totaling a possible 506 cars, or in other words, 46 eleven car trains. Given this number, it can be deduced that 230 of these cars will be arranged in 5 car sets while the remaining 276 cars will be arranged in 6 car sets.
According to the 2010-2014 capital plan, 146 new cars are to be purchased. Of these new cars, 110 cars will go to make up 10 new eleven car trains, while the remaining 36 cars will be "C" cars that will go to expanding 36 CBTC upgraded R142A 5-car sets (360 existing cars) to 6 car length. The original planned total of 46 eleven car trains (506 cars) will still result from this order.
, who won by default since only two manufacturers qualified and Bombardier Transportation
opted not to take the contract citing the small order and large requirement for engineering resources. The contract is specified at $87,094,272 for the base order, which consists of 33 cars (23 new cars and 10 conversions), and $384,315,168 for the option order, which consists of 473 cars (123 new cars, and 350 conversions) for a total price of $471,409,440. The R142A conversion set from the base order is scheduled to be completed during the 4th quarter of 2011 while the 23 new cars are scheduled for delivery by the 4th quarter of 2012. The first 88 option cars (eight 11 car sets) are scheduled to be delivered from the 4th quarter of 2013 through the 2nd quarter of 2014 while the remaining 35 new cars and the 350 conversions are scheduled for delivery and conversion from the 1st quarter of 2014 through the 4th quarter of 2015. The conversion cars under the base contract will be converted at Kawasaki's Yonkers facility while the rest of the conversions are scheduled to take place on property by a joint team of Kawasaki and NYCTA personnel at the 207th Street Overhaul Shop.
In March 2011, five R142As were taken out of service to be retrofitted with CBTC as a prototype for the R188s. Five more R142As were taken out of service for this same reason in June 2011.
As of November 2011, the first conversion set has been completed and is awaiting delivery for on-site testing.
A Division (New York City Subway)
The A Division, also known as the IRT Division, is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by numbers and the 42nd Street Shuttle. These lines and services were operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company before the 1940 city takeover...
car for the New York City Subway
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...
. The MTA
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...
is planning to displace the 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 from the train with these cars.
Background
The R188 order originally consisted of a possible 186 new cars, as well as 131 converted R142AR142A (New York City Subway car)
The R142A, along with the R142 is the newest generation of cars for the A Division of the New York City Subway.-Background:The R142A is built by Kawasaki and has many of the same features as the R142, built by Bombardier. The main order of 400 R142A cars are numbered 7211-7610; the 120 option cars...
cars compatible with communication-based train control (CBTC) and an additional 189 R142A conversion kits for MTA, totaling a possible 506 cars, or in other words, 46 eleven car trains. Given this number, it can be deduced that 230 of these cars will be arranged in 5 car sets while the remaining 276 cars will be arranged in 6 car sets.
According to the 2010-2014 capital plan, 146 new cars are to be purchased. Of these new cars, 110 cars will go to make up 10 new eleven car trains, while the remaining 36 cars will be "C" cars that will go to expanding 36 CBTC upgraded R142A 5-car sets (360 existing cars) to 6 car length. The original planned total of 46 eleven car trains (506 cars) will still result from this order.
History
The contract was awarded in Spring 2010 to Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesKawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....
, who won by default since only two manufacturers qualified and Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
opted not to take the contract citing the small order and large requirement for engineering resources. The contract is specified at $87,094,272 for the base order, which consists of 33 cars (23 new cars and 10 conversions), and $384,315,168 for the option order, which consists of 473 cars (123 new cars, and 350 conversions) for a total price of $471,409,440. The R142A conversion set from the base order is scheduled to be completed during the 4th quarter of 2011 while the 23 new cars are scheduled for delivery by the 4th quarter of 2012. The first 88 option cars (eight 11 car sets) are scheduled to be delivered from the 4th quarter of 2013 through the 2nd quarter of 2014 while the remaining 35 new cars and the 350 conversions are scheduled for delivery and conversion from the 1st quarter of 2014 through the 4th quarter of 2015. The conversion cars under the base contract will be converted at Kawasaki's Yonkers facility while the rest of the conversions are scheduled to take place on property by a joint team of Kawasaki and NYCTA personnel at the 207th Street Overhaul Shop.
In March 2011, five R142As were taken out of service to be retrofitted with CBTC as a prototype for the R188s. Five more R142As were taken out of service for this same reason in June 2011.
As of November 2011, the first conversion set has been completed and is awaiting delivery for on-site testing.