R29/R99 (New York City Subway car)

R29
A graffiti-covered R29 train at Times Square-42nd Street in May 1973
In service	1962–2002
Manufacturer	St. Louis Car Company
Built at	St. Louis, Missouri
Family name	Redbirds
Replaced	Many Steinway Lo-Vs All Flivver Lo-Vs Many Standard Lo-Vs
Constructed	1962
Entered service	April 28, 1962
Refurbished	1985–1987
Scrapped	2001–2003
Number built	236
Number preserved	2
Number scrapped	234
Successor	R142 and R142A
Formation	Married Pairs
Fleet numbers	8570–8805
Capacity	44
Operators	New York City Subway
Specifications
Car body construction	LAHT carbon steel
Car length	51.04 feet (15.56 m)
Width	8.75 feet (2,667 mm)
Height	11.86 feet (3,615 mm)
Doors	6 sets of 50 inch wide side doors per car
Maximum speed	55 mph (89 km/h)
Weight	70,000 lb (31,751 kg) (post-rebuild)
Traction system	General Electric 17KG192H3 or Westinghouse XCA248B
Traction motors	General Electric 1257E1 or Westinghouse 1447J/JR (?)
Power output	115 hp (86 kW)
Electric system(s)	600 V DC Third rail
Current collector(s)	Contact shoe
Braking system(s)	WABCO, "SMEE" (electrodynamic)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The R29 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1962 for the IRT A Division. A total of 236 cars were built, arranged in married pairs.

The R29s entered service on April 28, 1962, and received air conditioning by 1982. The fleet was rebuilt by Morrison–Knudsen between 1985 and 1987. The R29s were replaced in 2001 and 2002 with the delivery of the R142 and R142A cars, with the last train running on October 24, 2002. After being retired, most R29s were sunk into the ocean as artificial reefs, but two cars have survived.