This allows for instant route or line changes with the correct information, which includes, but is not limited to, the omitting of certain stops. The FIND system replaces a plastic card that had a set route and stations printed on, which was used on the R142, R142A, R143, and R188 subway cars, each of which has 64 amber LED dot station indicators. The display updates the stations at every stop, also giving the number of stops to each station listed. One of the major changes and highlights of the new cars is the addition of an electronic "FIND" (Flexible Information and Notice Display) system, which includes an LCD screen displaying the route, route information, and advertisements, and a tri-color (red, yellow, green) LED strip map which displays the next ten stations, plus five consecutive "further stops" to riders. The R160s are equipped with regenerative braking, which allows the cars to capture the braking energy as trains enter a station and transfer it to trains on nearby tracks. Initially, none of the three were able to interoperate, but modifications made in 2022 with the R143s and the four-car sets of R160As have allowed the two to operate together in one train. The R160s are very similar to the R143s and R179s, but all three have technical differences. Features Driver's cab of an R160 train LCD advertisement screens inside an R160 The R160 fleet was purchased at an average cost of $2.0 million USD per car. The contract included options for further orders, which, if exercised, would have brought the total business with NYCT to about US$2.4 billion, for 1,700 subway cars, and Kawasaki would have manufactured 40% (680 cars) of the 1,700 cars. The primary base order of the R160 class consisted of 660 cars, 400 R160As to be built by Alstom, and the remaining 260 R160Bs to be built by Kawasaki. The R160A base order was part of a $961,687,121 contract funded in part by a grant from the Federal Transit Administration. The remaining 630 R160A cars as well as all R160Bs are configured as five-car sets and maintained at Jamaica Yard for the E, F, G and R trains. 372 R160A cars (8313–8652 & 9943–9974) are configured as four-car sets and maintained at East New York Yard for the BMT Eastern Division ( J, L, M and Z trains). The R160 cars are configured in either four-car sets or five-car sets. The R160As and the majority of the R160Bs utilize the same traction motors as the R142s, while the rest of the R160Bs utilize traction motors similar to those tested on R143s 8205–8212. The two-car types are nearly identical to each other, and differ only in a few ways both can interoperate with each other. The LED side destination sign of an R160 car The R160 FIND display 64 R160A cars were fitted with communications-based train control (CBTC) equipment installed for service on the Canarsie Line ( L train), while the rest of the remaining fleet has CBTC equipment installed for service on the Queens Boulevard Line ( E, F, M, and R trains). Numerous experimental features were added to the R160s through the 2010s. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority exercised options for both contracts, and by June 2010, all R160 cars were in service. Alstom was behind the delivery schedule early on for the R160As, which first ran on October 17, 2006. Kawasaki had little to no problems in delivering the R160B cars, which entered service on August 17, 2006. All R160B cars are in five-car sets, but are subdivided by which propulsion system they use the majority use the Alstom ONIX propulsion system that are also found on the R160A cars, while the rest use Siemens SITRAC propulsion. The R160A cars are organized in two different configurations, with 372 cars arranged in four-car sets and 630 cars arranged in five-car sets. In total, 1,662 cars comprise the R160 class, which consists of two models, the 1,002 Alstom-built R160A cars and the 660 Kawasaki-built R160B cars. The biggest difference between the R160 and R143 is the Flexible Information and Notice Display (FIND) system on the R160s in place of static LED maps on the R143s and all A-Division New Technology fleet. The R160s are very similar to the earlier R143s and later R179s. Entering service between 20, they replaced all R38, R40/A, and NYCT-operated R44 cars, and most R32 and R42 cars. The R160 is a class of New Technology subway cars built for the New York City Subway's B Division. 3.0 mph/s (4.8 km/(h⋅s)) (full service)īo’Bo’+Bo’Bo’+Bo’Bo’+Bo’Bo’+Bo’Bo (5 car sets)ĭynamic braking propulsion system WABCO RT96 tread brake systemĤ ft 8 + 1⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge.
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