R-16 (ACF, 1955)
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Roster
| Designation | Unit Numbers | Manufacturer | Years |
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| R-16 | 6300-6499 | American Car & Foundry | 1955 |
| Length over Anticlimbers 60' 2.5" |
Width at Door Sills 10' 0" |
Total Weight 84,532/86,270 |
Height from Railhead 12' 2" |
Height, Railhead to Floor 3' 9 1/8" |
Seating Capacity 54 |
Datasheet
R-16 Datasheet from NYCT Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawings (PDF)
Photo Gallery
 Image 2932 (157k, 1024x673) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: 30th/Grand Aves. |
 Image 2997 (70k, 1024x679) Location: 207th Street Yard |
 Image 3004 (165k, 1024x668) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: 8th Avenue |
 Image 3047 (174k, 1024x689) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: 95th Street/Fort Hamilton |
 Image 3059 (58k, 585x399) Photo by: Harold Greenblatt |
 Image 3060 (51k, 588x398) Photo by: Harold Greenblatt |
 Image 24021 (292k, 1024x678) Photo by: Steve Zabel Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: Concourse Yard |
 Image 24393 (234k, 1044x710) Collection of: David Pirmann Location: Hewes Street |
 Image 24457 (168k, 1044x701) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: Coney Island Yard-Museum Yard |
 Image 46083 (256k, 1044x710) Collection of: David Pirmann Location: East New York Yard/Shops |
 Image 64319 (168k, 1044x788) Photo by: Michael Hodurski Location: Coney Island Yard |
 Image 95315 (278k, 1044x788) Photo by: Zach Summer Location: Coney Island Yard-Museum Yard |
 Image 96161 (317k, 804x768) Photo by: Joel Shanus Location: 160th Street (Demolished) |
 Image 128579 (207k, 1024x809) Photo by: Ed Watson/Arthur Lonto Collection Collection of: Frank Pfuhler Location: Hewes Street |
 Image 128581 (245k, 1024x739) Photo by: Ed Watson/Arthur Lonto Collection Collection of: Frank Pfuhler Location: Marcy Avenue |
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Car Notes
| Green | Preserved, saved for preservation, or exists in some state |
Yellow | Converted to work service (and later scrapped or still in use) |
Red | Wrecked/Damaged in accident (and possibly repaired), or scrapped prior to the bulk of the type |
| Number | Notes | ||||
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| 6304 | Derailed, hit pillar near Roosevelt Ave., 5/20/1970. | ||||
| 6305 | Survives at Coney Island Yard. Possibly operational; recently had some paint work done on exterior.
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| 6318 | Paired for a time with R-27 8120. | ||||
| 6339 | Survives at Coney Island Yard.
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| 6387 | New York Transit Museum collection. In early 2013, temporarily moved to 207th Street Shops and repainted.
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| 6398 | Trolley Museum of New York collection.
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| 6452 | Located until July, 2004 at P.S. 248, Brooklyn (a NYCT training facility). Was used as a training car. Painted in redbird scheme; not operational. In July 2004, car was removed to Linden Yard, Brooklyn, and will be replaced at P.S. 248 with R-110B 3005. 6452 was moved in 2005 to Coney Island Yard. In July 2007, the car was moved to the SBK yard for asbestos abatement and scrapping.
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| 6494 | Rear-ended by a BMT Standard; pushed against bumping block at Broad St., 9/26/1957. Good end of 6494 used to repair R-27 8217. |
