R7 (New York City Subway car)

{{Short description|Retired class of New York City Subway car}}

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{{Infobox train

| background =

| name = R7

| image = New York City Subway Pullman Standard R7A 1575.jpg

| imagealt =

| imagesize = 250px

| caption = R7A car 1575 at 23rd Street on the Holiday Shopper's Special

| interiorimage = MTA NYC R7A 1575 interior.JPG

| interiorimagealt =

| interiorcaption = Interior of R7A car 1575

| service = 1938–1977

| manufacturer = American Car and Foundry, Pullman Standard

| factory = Chicago, Illinois, USA

| family = R1–9s

| replaced =

| yearconstruction = {{Unbulleted list|R7: 1937|R7A: 1938}}

| yearservice = 1938–1939

| refurbishment =

| yearscrapped = 1969–1977

| numberconstruction=

| numberbuilt = 250{{bulleted list|150 R7s|100 R7As}}

| numberservice =

| numberpreserved = 2 (1 R7, 1 R7A)

| numberscrapped = 248 (149 R7s, 99 R7As)

| successor = R44 and R46

| formation = motorized single units (Half-width operator's cab at each end; conductor controls on exterior)

| fleetnumbers = {{Unbulleted list|R7: 1400–1549|R7A: 1550–1599 (Built by Pullman Standard)
1600–1649 (Built by American Car Foundry)}}

| capacity = 56 (seated)

| operator = Independent Subway System
NYC Board of Transportation
New York City Subway

| depots =

| lines =

| carbody = Riveted steel

| trainlength =

| carlength = {{convert|60|ft|2+1/2|in|m|2}} over anticlimbers

| width = {{convert|10|ft|2|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|12|ft|1+5/8|in|m|2}}

| floorheight =

| platformheight = {{convert|3.76|ft|abbr=on}}

| entrylevelorstep =

| doors = 8 sets of 45 inch wide side doors per car

| art-sections =

| maxspeed = {{convert|55|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|84556|lb|abbr=on}} (ACF), {{convert|84750|lb|abbr=on}} (Pullman), #1575: {{convert|82340|lb|abbr=on}}

| acceleration =

| deceleration =

| engine =

| poweroutput = {{convert|190|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}

| transmission =

| aux =

| powersupply =

| traction = Westinghouse 570-D5 or General Electric 714-D1, 714-D2

| hvac =

| electricsystem = 600 V DC Third rail

| collectionmethod = Contact shoe

| uicclass =

| aarwheels =

| bogies =

| brakes = WABCO Schedule AMUE with UE-5 universal valve, ME-23 brake stand, and simplex clasp brake rigging. WABCO D-3-F air compressor

| safety =

| coupling = WABCO H2A

| multipleworking =

| gauge = {{RailGauge|ussg}}

}}

The R7 was a New York City Subway car model built from 1937 to 1938 for the city-operated Independent Subway System by two manufacturers under separate orders, the American Car and Foundry Company and Pullman Standard. They were a continuation of the R6 fleet and closely resemble them, except that the R7/As did not include the “CITY OF NEW YORK” lettering on the middle of the car exterior.{{Cite web |url=https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2006/2006-03-bulletin.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2021-07-01 |archive-date=2021-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427002748/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2006/2006-03-bulletin.pdf |url-status=dead }} A total of 250 cars were built, all arranged as single units. Two versions were ordered: the R7, which consisted of 150 cars, numbered 1400–1549, and the R7A, which consisted of 100 cars, numbered 1550–1649.

The R7s and R7As were used primarily for increased service in Queens and the opening of the Crosstown Line. They served exclusively on all IND lines for most of their service lives, but were also used on the Eastern Division of the BMT Division's {{NYCS|J}} and {{NYCS|L}} lines during their final years. The R44s and R46s replaced the R7 cars, and they made their final runs in 1977. Two cars, one R7 and one R7A, have been preserved, while the rest of the fleet was scrapped.