World's Fair Lo-V (New York City Subway car)
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The World's Fair Lo-V was a New York City Subway car type built in 1938 by the St. Louis Car Company in St. Louis, Missouri.[1][2] These 50 cars were ordered for the IRT Flushing Line in preparation for the 1939 World's Fair. They were the fourth and last "Lo-V" type cars that were ordered (after the Flivver Lo-Vs, Steinway Lo-Vs, and Standard Lo-Vs), and the last cars ordered for the IRT before the city takeover in 1940.
Quick Facts Manufacturer, Constructed ...
World's Fair Lo-V | |
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Manufacturer | St. Louis Car Company |
Constructed | 1938 |
Number built | 50 |
Number preserved | 1 |
Number scrapped | 49 |
Fleet numbers | 5653ā5702 |
Capacity | 48 (seating), 154 (standing) |
Operators | Interborough Rapid Transit NYC Board of Transportation New York City Transit Authority |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Steel |
Car length | 51 ft 0 in (15.54 m) |
Width | 8 ft 11.3125 in (2,726 mm) |
Height | 11 ft 10.625 in (3,623 mm) |
Doors | 6 |
Weight | 75,130 lb (34,078 kilograms) |
Traction system | Westinghouse UP231B with Westinghouse 336A1 traction motors (125 hp each). Two motors per motor truck. |
Power output | 125 hp (93 kW) per traction motor |
Electric system(s) | 600 V DC Third rail |
Current collector(s) | Top running Contact shoe |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) |
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