R15

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A random selection of images of the R15
(click here to see the photo captions only)

(image 23989) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn	(image 12910) Photo by: Harry Pinsker	(image 23999) Collection of: Joe Testagrose	(image 2864) Photo by: Joe Testagrose	(image 31893) Photo by: David Pirmann
(image 26546) Photo by: Glenn L. Rowe	(image 71096) Collection of: Joe Testagrose	(image 2887) Photo by: Joe Testagrose	(image 2906) Photo by: Joe Testagrose	(image 23979) Photo by: Joe Testagrose

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Designation	Division	Unit Numbers	Manufacturer	Years
R15	IRT	5953-5999, 6200-6252	American Car & Foundry	1950
Cab Arrangement: Half-width cab at each end with both driving and conductor controls Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All single units Last car removed from service, December 10, 1984 R15 Datasheet from NYCT Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawings (PDF)

Length over
Anticlimbers
51' 0.5" Width at
Door Sills
8' 9" Total
Weight
76.104/74,778 lbs. Height from
Railhead
11' 10" Height, Railhead
to Floor
3' 8 1/4" Seating
Capacity
44

Car Notes

Preserved
(Or Saved for Preservation)

Converted to Work Service
(Might Still Exist)

Wrecked/Damaged in Accident
(Possibly Repaired)

5965

Converted to work car RD336.

(image 7259)
Photo by: Jeff Erlitz

5984

Converted to work car RD334.

(image 40328)
Photo by: Michael Pompili

(image 40329)
Photo by: Michael Pompili

5985

Survives as work car RD335.

(image 7665)
Photo by: Mark S. Feinman

(image 7258)
Photo by: David Pirmann

5989

Converted to work car RD331. Scrapped January 2008.

(image 41567)
Photo by: Robert Mencher

6214

Converted to work car RD338.

(image 28279)
Photo by: Michael Pompili

6216-6225

First IRT cars delivered with public address system, 1950.

6239

This car was used to test an early air conditioning system. Survives at New York Transit Museum. Restored to operable status and used on several fan trips beginning in 2003.

(image 2916)
Photo by: David Pirmann

(image 26544)
Photo by: David Pirmann

Roster/Images by Car Number

5953 5954 5955 5956 5957 5958 5959 5960 5961 5962 5963 5964 5965 5966 5967 5968 5969 5970 5971 5972 5973 5974 5975 5976 5977 5978 5979 5980 5981 5982 5983 5984 5985 5986 5987 5988 5989 5990 5991 5992 5993 5994 5995 5996 5997 5998 5999 6200 6201 6202 6203 6204 6205 6206 6207 6208 6209 6210 6211 6212 6213 6214 6215 6216 6217 6218 6219 6220 6221 6222 6223 6224 6225 6226 6227 6228 6229 6230 6231 6232 6233 6234 6235 6236 6237 6238 6239 6240 6241 6242 6243 6244 6245 6246 6247 6248 6249 6250 6251 6252 (62/100, 62% cars pictured.)