R-11 (Budd, 1949)
From nycsubway.org
Roster
| Designation | Unit Numbers | Manufacturer | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-11 | 8010-8019 | Budd | 1949 |
| Length over Anticlimbers | Width at Door Sills | Height from Railhead | Height, Railhead to Floor | Seating Capacity | Total Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60' 2.5" | 10' 0 | 12' 2" | 3' 9 1/8" | 54 | 81,478 lbs. |
Note: The R-11 cars were designated R-34 after rebuilding in 1965, but are labeled R-11 throughout this site.
Datasheet
Description
The ten R-11 cars were a new technology test train ordered as a prototype for a new fleet for the Second Avenue Subway, which of course never materialized. The new technology included include "precipitron" sterilizing lamps, under-seat heaters, and damper control of fresh and recirculated air through ceiling and under-seat diffusers. The R-11 was the first stainless steel R-type. 15 years later, the Budd Company also built the first production stainless steel fleet, the R-32.
US Patent 153,367, applied for in 1947 by designer Otto A. Kuhler, illustrated a potential exterior design of the R-11 car. Kuhler worked for American Car & Foundry - but the R-11 car was eventually built by Budd. Presumably the patent was transfered to the city board of transportation and then used by Budd in the final design.
Photo Gallery
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 Image 2646 (129k, 1044x788) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: New York Transit Museum |  Image 45683 (388k, 1200x800) Collection of: David Pirmann Location: New York Transit Museum |  Image 128493 (250k, 805x1024) Photo by: Ed Watson/Arthur Lonto Collection Collection of: Frank Pfuhler Location: Coney Island Yard |  Image 145598 (155k, 1024x376) Photo by: John Dooley Location: Brighton Beach |  Image 148152 (604k, 1024x685) Photo by: Lee Winson Location: New York Transit Museum |
Car Notes
| Green | Preserved, saved for preservation, or exists in some state |
Yellow | Converted to work service (and later scrapped or still in use) |
Red | Wrecked/Damaged in accident (and possibly repaired), or scrapped prior to the bulk of the type |
| Number | Notes | |||||
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| 8013 | Part of New York Transit Museum collection. Was also damanged in the October 1973 accident which wrecked 8016, but was repaired. Car 8013 had been on static display inoperable but in 2014 was returned to operational status and operated a Transit Museum Nostalgia Train trip on August 3, 2014.
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| 8016 | Involved in a yard accident at Coney Island Yard, October 1973.
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