| R22 | |
|---|---|
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| In service | 1957–1987 |
| Manufacturer | St. Louis Car Company |
| Built at | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Replaced |
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| Constructed | 1957–1958 |
| Entered service | April 13, 1957 |
| Scrapped | 1987 |
| Number built | 450 |
| Number in service | (10 in work service) |
| Number preserved | 2 |
| Number scrapped | 438 437 scrapped 1 in storage |
| Successor | R62A |
| Formation | Single unit cars |
| Fleet numbers | 7300–7524 (Westinghouse) 7525–7749 (General Electric) |
| Capacity | 44 (seated) |
| Operators | New York City Transit Authority |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | LAHT Carbon steel |
| Car length | 51 ft 0.5 in (15.56 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 9 in (2,667 mm) |
| Height | 11 ft 10 in (3,607 mm) |
| Doors | 6 sets of 50 inch wide side doors per car |
| Maximum speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
| Weight | General Electric cars: 77,607 lb (35,202 kg) Westinghouse cars: 78,604 lb (35,654 kg) |
| Traction system | Westinghouse 1447C or General Electric 1240A4 |
| Power output | 100 hp (75 kW) per traction motor |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC Third rail |
| Current collector(s) | Top running Contact shoe |
| Braking system(s) | WABCO ME42A |
| Safety system(s) | Tripcock ATO (1962–64, six-car test train) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The R22 was a New York City Subway car built by the St. Louis Car Company from 1957 to 1958. The cars were a "follow-up" or supplemental stock for the A Division's R21s and closely resemble them. A total of 450 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered cars.
The first R22s entered service on April 13, 1957. Several cars in the fleet were retrofitted as part of an automated-signaling test on the 42nd Street Shuttle in 1962 and were destroyed in a 1964 fire. The R22s were replaced by the R62As in the 1980s, and the final train of R22s ran on December 30, 1987. Several R22 cars were preserved, though the majority were scrapped.