Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The R40A was a B Division New York City Subway car built by the St. Louis Car Company between 1968 and 1969. The order contained two forms: a slant-ended version that was similar to the original R40 fleet (sometimes referred to as the R40 Slant), and a straight-ended (or "modified") version similar to the R42 fleet (sometimes referred to as the R40M).The R40As were originally delivered with the same successful Stone Safety 10 ton air conditioning systems/units found on the last ten R38 cars, and became standard equipment on all future new cars purchased from this point onward. As a result of the air conditioning, the standee poles were arranged in an alternating pattern rather than the straight-line pattern seen in the older R40s.The slant-ended cars were numbered 4350–4449 (originally numbered as 4450–4549 until 1970) while the straight-ended cars were numbered 4450–4549 (originally 4250–4349, again until 1970). The straight-end was designed by Sundberg-Ferar.. }
Showing items 1 to 1 of
1
with 100 items per page.
- R40A_(New_York_City_Subway_car) abstract "The R40A was a B Division New York City Subway car built by the St. Louis Car Company between 1968 and 1969. The order contained two forms: a slant-ended version that was similar to the original R40 fleet (sometimes referred to as the R40 Slant), and a straight-ended (or "modified") version similar to the R42 fleet (sometimes referred to as the R40M).The R40As were originally delivered with the same successful Stone Safety 10 ton air conditioning systems/units found on the last ten R38 cars, and became standard equipment on all future new cars purchased from this point onward. As a result of the air conditioning, the standee poles were arranged in an alternating pattern rather than the straight-line pattern seen in the older R40s.The slant-ended cars were numbered 4350–4449 (originally numbered as 4450–4549 until 1970) while the straight-ended cars were numbered 4450–4549 (originally 4250–4349, again until 1970). The straight-end was designed by Sundberg-Ferar.".