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R188 (New York City Subway car)
A R188 set testing on 11 November 2013, heading towards Times Square
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Rail Car Company
Built at	Yonkers, NY, USA and Kobe, Hyōgo, JP
Constructed	2011–2015
Number under construction	462 (102 new cars, 360 conversions)
Number built	44 (24 new cars, 20 conversions)
Formation	5 car sets (A-C-B-B-A) 6 car sets (A-B-B-B-C-A)
Fleet numbers	Conversion Sets: 7211-7590 7211-7230 (as of November 2013) New Sets: 7811-7898 New "C" Cars: 7899-7936
Capacity	176 (A car) 188 (B & C cars)
Operators	New York City Subway
Service(s) assigned	As of June 30, 2024
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel with fiberglass blind end bonnets
Train length	5 car train: 256.65 feet (78.23 m) 6 car train: 307.98 feet (93.87 m)
Car length	51.33 feet (15.65 m)
Width	8.60 feet (2,621 mm)
Height	11.89 feet (3,624 mm)
Platform height	3.6458 ft (1.11 m)
Doors	6 per car
Maximum speed	55 mph (89 km/h)
Traction system	Bombardier MITRAC propulsion system, 3-Phase AC Traction Motors Model 1508C
Power output	150 hp (111.9 kW) per motor axle
Acceleration	2.5 mph/s (4.0 km/(h⋅s))
Deceleration	2.5 mph/s (4.0 km/(h⋅s)) (full service), 3.2 mph/s (5.1 km/(h⋅s)) (emergency)
Electric system(s)	625 V DC Third rail
Current collector(s)	Contact shoe
Braking system(s)	Dynamic braking propulsion system; tread brake system
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The R188 is an A Division car for the New York City Subway. The MTA is planning to displace the R62As from the 7 train with these cars and to automate the IRT Flushing Line.

Background

The R188 order originally consisted of 186 new cars, as well as 131 converted R142A 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 were to be purchased. Of these new cars, 110 cars would go to make up 10 new eleven car trains, while the remaining 36 cars were to be "C" cars that would 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) would still result from this order.

In the latest revision, however, only 103 new cars were to be purchased to form 8 new 11 car trains. Likewise, the number of conversion cars was altered to 370. This change was made with the knowledge that only two growth sets would be needed as opposed to the projected four sets, and thus, the MTA and Kawasaki opted to convert two additional R142A train sets in place of manufacturing two new sets. The MTA also decided to have Kawasaki perform all of the conversions at the Yonkers plant instead of 207th Street Shop as part of that contract modification.

History

The R188 contract was awarded in Spring 2010 to Kawasaki Heavy Industries, who won by default since only two manufacturers qualified and Bombardier Transportation opted not to bid on the contract citing the small order and large requirement for engineering resources. The contract was specified at $87,094,272 for the base order, which consisted of 33 cars (23 new cars and 10 conversions), and $384,315,168 for the option order, which consisted of 473 cars (123 new cars, and 350 conversions) for a total price of $471,409,440.

According to the latest update, the MTA expects to have 8 conversion sets in service by the time that the Flushing Line Extension is opened for revenue service. In addition, the breakdown of the trainsets has been disclosed. Breakdown is as follows: A-C-B-B-A+A-B-B-B-C-A; where dashes signify link bars and the addition sign denotes couplers.

The 10 converted R142A cars from the base order (numbered 7211-7220) were completed in December 2011 at Kawasaki's Yonkers facility, and were delivered for testing on the Flushing line in 2012. The 23 new cars from the base order (numbered 7811-7832) were completed in mid-2012 and are scheduled to be delivered in the 4th quarter of 2013. The new 66 option cars (numbered 7833-7898) were also completed in mid-2012 and are scheduled to be delivered from the 4th quarter of 2013 through the 2nd quarter of 2014, while the remaining 37 new cars and the 370 conversions are scheduled for delivery from the 1st quarter of 2014 through the 4th quarter of 2015.

• R188s 7811-7821 testing on the Dyre Avenue Line at Gun Hill Road
• R188s 7211-7220 in Corona Yard

See also

• R142A (New York City Subway car) - a similar car built by Kawasaki Railcar, Most R188s will be converted from R142As.
• R142 (New York City Subway car) - a similar car built by Bombardier Transportation.

References

1. "Car Assignments: Cars Required June 30, 2024" (PDF). The Bulletin. 67 (7). Electric Railroaders' Association. July 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
2. 'Subdivision A Car Assignment Effective June 30, 2024'. New York City Transit, Operations Planning. June 30, 2024.
3. http://www.thejoekorner.com/cars/r34188sol.pdf
4. Page 92
5. Archive version of previous link
6. http://i42.tinypic.com/r2oqb8.jpg Modification to purchase document
7. http://mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/120227_1400_CPOC.pdf
8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUENJiceIMQ Car 7220 is visible at 3:20 in the video clearly and is also shown in the rest of the video
9. http://mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/100426_1100_Transit.pdf Page 100 (Document), or Page 108 (PDF reader)
10. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/cbtc-trials-on-new-yorks-flushing-line.html

External links

• Korman, Joe (December 4, 2017). "IRT Car Assignments". JoeKorNer.

• New York City Subway passenger equipment
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