22-578: (Redirected from R-34 ) R34 may refer to: R34 (New York City Subway car) R34 (South Africa) HM Airship R.34 , a rigid airship of the Royal Air Force HMS ; Cockade (R34) , a destroyer of the Royal Navy Nissan Skyline (R34) , a mid-size car Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) , a sports car R34: Causes burns , a risk phrase Renard R.34 ,
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66-503: A bid by the American Car and Foundry Company in 1947. The cars also implemented new technology in several areas. "Precipitron" lamps were included, designed to combat airborne bacteria. Forced air ventilation was introduced as ceiling vents circulated fresh air in from outside each car, while removing stale air. Electric door motors were used for the first time, replacing the standard air-powered door motors, which had served on much of
88-509: A yard accident damaging one car. Nine cars were scrapped, but one has been preserved. The R11s were numbered 8010–8019. From 1964 to 1965, the R11s were overhauled under contract R34 . Therefore, the cars are also known as R34s in their post-overhaul state. Because each car cost more than $ 100,000, the R11s were frequently referred to as the "Million Dollar Train." The R11 was the first stainless steel R-type car ever built; Budd previously built
110-521: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages R34 (New York City Subway car) The R11 was a prototype class of experimental New York City Subway cars built by the Budd Company in 1949 for the IND / BMT B Division . A total of ten cars were built, arranged as single units. Originally consisting of 400 cars, only ten R11s were built, due to
132-842: The Train of Many Metals ( TOMM ). On July 30, 2017, the car made its first-ever run on the Second Avenue Subway with the TOMM consist, making a full round trip along the IND Second Avenue Line , BMT Broadway Line , and BMT Brighton Line between 96th Street and Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue . [REDACTED] Media related to R11/R34 (New York City Subway car) at Wikimedia Commons American Car and Foundry Company 38°47′06″N 90°28′51″W / 38.7848658°N 90.4808884°W / 38.7848658; -90.4808884 ACF Industries , originally
154-499: The American Car and Foundry Company (abbreviated as ACF ), is an American manufacturer of railroad rolling stock . One of its subsidiaries was once (1925–54) a manufacturer of motor coaches and trolley coaches under the brand names of (first) ACF and (later) ACF-Brill . Today, the company is known as ACF Industries LLC and is based in St. Charles, Missouri . It is owned by investor Carl Icahn . The American Car and Foundry Company
176-713: The BMT Zephyr – the first stainless steel subway car in the city – in 1934. Fifteen years after the building of the R11s, the Budd Company built the first bulk order of stainless steel cars in New York City Subway history, the R32 . The ornamental design of the car body featured standee windows separated by a heavy brace from the lower windows. This was due to the influence of noted industrial designer Otto Kuhler (US patent Des.153,367) and featured as part of
198-778: The Jackson and Sharp Company (founded 1863 in Wilmington, Delaware ) and the Common Sense Bolster Company (of Chicago, Illinois ). The unified company made a large investment in the former Jackson & Woodin plant in Pennsylvania, spending about $ 3 million. It was at this plant that ACF built the first all- steel passenger car in the world in 1904. The car was built for the Interborough Rapid Transit system of New York City ,
220-965: The London Underground . In those two years, ACF also acquired the Southern Car and Foundry (founded 1899 in Memphis, Tennessee ), Indianapolis Car and Foundry, and Indianapolis Car Company . In 1916, William H. Woodin , formerly president of Jackson and Woodin Manufacturing Company , was promoted to become president of ACF. Woodin would later become Secretary of the Treasury under U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt . During World War I , ACF produced artillery gun mounts and ammunition, submarine chasers and other boats, railway cars, and other equipment to support
242-584: The Allies. ACF ranked 36th among United States corporations in the value of World War II production contracts. In the past, ACF built passenger and freight cars , including covered hopper cars for hauling such cargo as corn and other grains. One of the largest customers was the Union Pacific Railroad , whose armour-yellow carbon-steel lightweight passenger rolling stock was mostly built by ACF. The famous dome - observation car "Native Son"
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#1732787160801264-548: The R11 contract was 400 new subway cars, intended to provide service on the planned Second Avenue Subway . The subway, which was then slated to open in the 1950s, had been repeatedly delayed throughout its history, and the 10 cars ordered were to serve as the newest technology prototype test train available at the time. However, the remainder of the cars were never built due to the halt of construction on Second Avenue shortly thereafter. The subway itself opened in 2017, seventy years after
286-585: The R11 was first announced. The R11s originally used storm doors that were similar to those used in later SMEE cars, but by the early 1950s, those storm doors were modified to feature circular windows similar to those on the R15 , R16 , and R17 cars. The ten R11s were overhauled in 1965 at the Transit Authority's own Coney Island Complex under contract R34. During the rebuild, the drum brakes were replaced with disk brakes, new fans were installed, and
308-596: The U.S. passenger car market is erratic in production and is mostly handled by specialty manufacturers and foreign corporations. Competitors Budd , Pullman-Standard , Rohr Industries , and the St. Louis Car Company have all either left the market or gone out of business. The manufacturing facility in Milton, Pennsylvania , was served by the Norfolk Southern Railway and was capable of manufacturing railcars and all related railcar components. The plant
330-657: The cancellation of the Second Avenue Subway . The R11s were the first stainless steel R-type car built for the New York City Subway. The cars were mainly used as the newest technology prototype test train, introducing several new features that would be featured in later orders. They went through various modifications, including an overhaul in 1965 that upgraded many components and allowed for compatibility with other SMEE cars. The R11s remained in service until 1977, after which they were retired due to
352-540: The cars were retired from service in 1977 following a yard accident that wrecked car 8016. By 1980, all cars, except 8013, were scrapped. Car 8013 has been preserved by the New York Transit Museum . It was also damaged in the 1977 yard accident, but was repaired before being sent to the museum. The car was restored to operating status in 2013–2014 and has been operating on New York City Transit Museum-sponsored excursions since August 2014, specifically on
374-542: The first of 300 such cars ordered by that system. In 1903, the company was operating overseas in Trafford Park , Manchester, England, and it was featured on a Triumphal Arch built for the Royal Visit of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1903. The factory buildings were later used by Ford cars, which began manufacturing at Trafford Park in 1911. 1904 and 1905 saw ACF build several motor cars and trailers for
396-449: The middle stanchions were removed to improve passenger flow. The rebuild also included modifications that allowed the cars to operate in consists with other SMEE (contracts R10 through R42 , as well as R62 / A and R68 / A ) cars. Despite the overhaul, maintenance for the cars proved time-consuming and difficult by the 1970s, as special skills and components were needed to keep the cars in working order. Because there were only ten R11s,
418-430: The older equipment. However, these cars were also built with outside door operating apparatus or controls, along with an exterior mounted Public Address microphone system. Lastly, drum brakes were installed instead of conventional tread brakes. On June 19, 1947, the city announced the details of the $ 1,158,000 R11 subway car order. The equipment in the subway car was installed by Westinghouse Electric . The full size of
440-566: Was an ACF product. Another important ACF railroad production were the passenger cars of the Missouri River "Eagle", a Missouri Pacific streamliner put in service in March 1940. This train, in its original shape, consisted of six cars including one baggage, one baggage-mail, two coaches one food and beverage car and finally the observation lounge-parlor car. All the passenger equipment was styled by industrial designer Raymond Loewy . Today,
462-412: Was capable of producing pressure vessels in sizes 18,000–61,000 gwc, including propane tanks, compressed gas storage, LPG storage, and all related components, including heads. The plant, covering 48 acres, provided 500,000 square feet of covered work area and seven miles of storage tracks. The plant ceased production in 2019. The Huntington, West Virginia, production site ceased production in late 2009, and
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#1732787160801484-560: Was originally formed and incorporated in New Jersey in 1899 as a result of the merger of thirteen smaller railroad car manufacturers. The company was made up of: Later in 1899, ACF acquired the Bloomsburg Car Manufacturing Company of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania . Orders for new freight cars were made very quickly, with several hundred cars ordered in the first year alone. Two years later, ACF acquired
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