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Re: R-10's on the (N) ?

Posted by William A. Padron on Fri Aug 6 12:27:48 2021, in response to Re: R-10's on the (N) ?, posted by CJ on Fri Aug 6 10:46:54 2021.

Here we go, and everyone viewing this, take a deep breath after you finishing reading this...

As of February 14, 1986...

W.H. cars, GOH'd (green-painted) =
2951, 2955, 2956, 2957, 2958, 2959, 2960, 2961, 2962, 2966, 2967, 2968, 2969, 2971, 2973, 2974, 3001, 3003, 3005, 3008, 3011, 3013, 3016, 3018, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3033, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3040 3043, 3044, 3045, 3047, 3048, 3101, 3107, 3110, 3114, 3116, 3117, 3118, 3121, 3123, 3125, 3126, 3128, 3130, 3133, 3136, 3137, 3138, 3139, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3149, 3150, 3153, 3154, 3157, 3158, 3159, 3161, 3164, 3166, 3168, 3169, 3170, 3173, 3176, 3177, 3181, 3182, 3184, 3185, 3186, 3187, 3191, 3193, 3194, 3197, 3198, 3199, 3201, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3206, 3208, 3209, 3212, 3215, 3216, 3219, 3220, 3221 and 3224.

Notes = Those R-10 cars that had its side number plates lowered from the top of the roofline a few inches down are in BOLD ITALICS.

W.H. cars, non-GOH'd =
2965, 3009, 3010, 3039, 3046, 3152, 3188, 3189, 3190, 3210, 3223.

Note = This car had been converted as a R.C.I. Yard Office Car in 1984, as highlighted in BOLD ITALICS UNDERLINED.

G.E. cars =
2975, 2976, 2977, 2978, 2981, 2982, 2983, 2985, 2986, 2987, 2988, 2989, 2990, 2991, 2992, 2993, 2994, 2995, 2998; 3050, 3053, 3054, 3057, 3058, 3059, 3060, 3061, 3063, 3064, 3065, 3066, 3068, 3069, 3073, 3076, 3077, 3079, 3080, 3081, 3082, 3084, 3085, 3087, 3089, 3090, 3092, 3093, 3094, 3096, 3097, 3098, 3099; 3225, 3231, 3233, 3234, 3239, 3240, 3242, 3243, 3239, 3240, 3242, 3243, 3244, 3245, 3246, 3247, 3248, 3249, 3251, 3252, 3254, 3256, 3257, 3258, 3260, 3261, 3262, 3263, 3264, 3265, 3267, 3268, 3269, 3270, 3271, 3273, 3278, 3279, 3280, 3283, 3284, 3285, 3286, 3287, 3288, 3290, 3292, 3293, 3295, 3296, 3299, 3301, 3302, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3308, 3309, 3310, 3315, 3316, 3317, 3320, 3322, 3324, 3325, 3326, 3327, 3328, 3329, 3330, 3331, 3332, 3334, 3335, 3336, 3337, 3341, 3343, 3345, 3349.

Note: Cars 2985, 3054, 3059, 3082, 3087, 3092, 3240, 3287, 3315, 3316, 3324 and 3343 were at times in work service or non-revenue usage, with those cars in BOLD reportedly painted in yellow. Cars #3092 and #3324 were repainted back to MTA silver-blue afterward before going back into service.

Original R-10 air compressors = WABCO A-1 units - 3YC type compressors [some listings had it as 2CY types].
GOH'd R-10 compressors = New York Air Brake (NYAB) rotary screw type.

Finally, the electrical motor and controls originally distributed in the R-10 fleet based on the car numbers assigned were as follows:

2950-2974, 3000-3049 and 3100-3224 with W.H. motors and controls; 2975-2999, 3050-3099 and 3225-3349 with G.E. motors and controls.

Cars 2950-2999 were formerly 1803-1852 between 1948 and 1970.

[Source: New York Division Electric Railroaders' Association Bulletin; March 1986, June 1986 and August 1986 issues; Information complied and credited to William A. Padron as the author].

-William A. Padron
["Mr. R-10"]


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