R160B (New York City Subway car) Totally Explained

Everything about R160b New York City Subway Car totally explained

The R160B is a heavy-rail subway car model for New York City Transit Authority (New York City Subway) built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
   Kawasaki, in cooperation with Alstom Transportation Inc., has been awarded a formal order from MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) to supply R160 stainless steel rolling stock for the city’s subway system. Kawasaki’s portion of the contract, worth some US$400 million, covers production of 260 of the total 660 cars. The contract includes options for further orders, which, if exercised, would bring total business with NYCT to about US$2.4 billion, for 1,700 subway cars, and Kawasaki would manufacture 40% (680 cars) of the 1,700 cars.
   Kawasaki and Alstom organized a joint venture for project management, engineering and equipment purchasing to pursue the contract. The two companies will build and deliver the rolling stock through the joint venture. Kawasaki isn't only manufacturing 260 cars for the base contract, but also will be the engineering leader for the whole project. For the rolling stock in both the base and option contracts, including stock built by Alstom, Kawasaki bogies will be used.
   The R160 subway cars will be equipped with the latest control system, HVAC and public address system to guarantee the utmost safety and passenger comfort. The carbodies will be manufactured at the railcar plant in Lincoln, Nebraska. Bogie manufacturing, final assembly and tests will be conducted at the plant in Yonkers, New York. The prototype cars are scheduled for delivery in July 2005, and production cars for the base contract, from 2006 to 2008.
   With the exception of the first few cars delivered, R160B cars also feature thin metal plates around all the windows, except for those around the doors.
   The R160B base order cars are numbered as 8713-8972. The option I cars are numbered 8973-9232. R160Bs currently run on the line. In the future they're also expected to run on the and lines. The base order of 260 cars (8713-8972 (External Link

)) has been completed, and all the cars have been delivered. 20 out of 260 cars (8973-8992) (Picture of #8992 at 207th Street Yard(External Link

)) out of the option order have been delivered. Some cars (8983-9026) have been seen at the Yonkers' Kawasaki plant. ((External Link

)) The 260 cars from Option I are to be delivered by 2009. (video of 8903-8912

) Cars 8713-8962 are in full-time service (As of May 24, 2008)(External Link

); cars 8963-8992 are currently undergoing testing. As of May, 2008, Kawasaki has delivered 280 cars.

Features

One of the major changes and highlights of the new cars is the addition of the electronic "FIND" (Flexible Information and Notice Display) display, which includes an LCD screen displaying the route, route information and advertisements, and a tri-color (red, yellow, green) LED strip map which displays the next ten stations, plus five consecutive "further stations" to riders. There will be three of these in every car. The display updates the stations at every stop, also giving the number of stops to each station listed, and replaces a plastic card which had a set route and stations printed on, which was used in the R142, R142A, R142S, and R143 cars. This allows instant route or line changes with the correct information, which includes, but isn't limited to, omitting of certain stops.

Specifications

Car builder	Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc., in Kobe, Japan; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Yonkers, New York
Car body	Pure stainless steel with fiberglass front and rear bonnets.
Unit numbers	Base Order: 8713-8972; Option Order I: 8973-9232(External Link) (All in 5-car sets)
Fleet size	520 cars
Car dimensions	Length: 60 feet, 2 inches (18.34 m)
	Width: 10 feet (3.048 m)
	Height: 12 feet, 1⅝ inches (3.7 m)
Car weight	85,200 lb
Track gauge	4 feet, 8½ inches (1435 m)
Propulsion system	Alstom ONIX AC traction motor (cars 8713-8842) Siemens AC traction motor (cars 8843-9232)
Brakes	Dynamic braking propulsion system; WABCO friction braking system
Seating capacity	Cab car: 42 (40 for cars 8773 - 8972), No cab: 44
Standing Capacity	Cab car: 198 (200 for cars 8773 - 8972), No cab: 202
Total capacity (seating plus standing)	Cab car: 240, No cab: 246
Cost per new car	US$1.3 million

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