R22 (New York City Subway car)
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The R22 was a New York City Subway
car built in 1957 for the IRT
division. They were the last single cars built prior to the R33 World's Fair
s in 1963-4. The last R22s were retired on December 30, 1987 with the last run being on the with a solid consist of R21
/R22 cars. The few remaining cars that were not scrapped were placed into work service.
Cars 7513, 7509, and 7516 were used as an automatic test train which ran revenue service on the 42nd Street Shuttle from January 1962 to April 21, 1964, when a fire partially destroyed the Grand Central Shuttle platform and several cars.
A train of R22s were featured in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, a 1974 film about the hijacking of a subway car, seen in the film as number 7339, on a downtown train.
Car 7371 is at the Seashore Trolley Museum
in Kennebunkport, Maine
while 7486 was also recently spotted at the 207th Street Yard and will possibly be scrapped in the future. 7422 is at the New York Transit Museum
coupled to R21 number 7194, both of which were money train cars.
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 1957 for the IRT
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company was the private operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City. The IRT was purchased by the City in June 1940...
division. They were the last single cars built prior to the R33 World's Fair
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...
s in 1963-4. The last R22s were retired on December 30, 1987 with the last run being on the with a solid consist of R21
R21 (New York City Subway car)
The R21 was a New York City Subway car built by St. Louis Car Company in 1956–57. The R21 was similar to the R17, except that it featured windows of a slightly different design. Two different propulsion system were used, Westinghouse and General Electric . The R62A fleet started replacing...
/R22 cars. The few remaining cars that were not scrapped were placed into work service.
Cars 7513, 7509, and 7516 were used as an automatic test train which ran revenue service on the 42nd Street Shuttle from January 1962 to April 21, 1964, when a fire partially destroyed the Grand Central Shuttle platform and several cars.
A train of R22s were featured in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, a 1974 film about the hijacking of a subway car, seen in the film as number 7339, on a downtown train.
Car 7371 is at the Seashore Trolley Museum
Seashore Trolley Museum
The Seashore Trolley Museum, located in Kennebunkport, Maine, United States, is the world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles....
in Kennebunkport, Maine
Kennebunkport, Maine
Kennebunkport is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,720 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan statistical area....
while 7486 was also recently spotted at the 207th Street Yard and will possibly be scrapped in the future. 7422 is at 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...
coupled to R21 number 7194, both of which were money train cars.
R-22 Specifications
- Car Builder: St. Louis Car CompanySt. Louis Car CompanyThe St. Louis Car Company was a major United States manufacturer of railroad passenger cars, streetcars, trolleybuses and locomotives that existed from 1887–1973, based in St. Louis, Missouri.-History:...
- Car Body: LAHT carbon steel
- Unit Numbers: 7300-7749
- Fleet: 450 cars
- Car Length: 51 feet, 1/2 inches
- Car Width: 8 feet, 9 inches
- Car Height: 11 feet, 10 inches
- Track Gauge: 4 feet, 8-1/2 inches (1.435 m)
- Propulsion System:
- Motors: Westinghouse 1447C or General Electric 1240A4
- Power: 100hp (4 per car)
- Total Seating: - 44 seats
- Total Weight: 77607-78604 lb