The R11 was a prototype class of experimental New York City Subway cars built by the Budd Company in 1949 for the IND / BMT B Division. A total of ten cars were built, arranged as single units. Originally consisting of 400 cars, only ten R11s were built, due to the cancellation of the Second Avenue Subway.

The ten R-11 cars were a new technology test train ordered as a prototype for a new fleet for the Second Avenue Subway, which of course never materialized. The new technology included include "precipitron" sterilizing lamps, under-seat heaters, and damper control of fresh and recirculated air through ceiling and under-seat diffusers.

All passenger rolling stock made in this time period are New Technology Trains. Car types that currently have CBTC: R143, R160, R179, R188, and R211. Car types that will have CBTC in the future: R142, R142A, R262, and R268. ^ "Datasheet (41-42) from NYCT Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawings". ^ "Datasheet (07-10)". ^ "Subway Guide 2000".

The R211 is a class of New Technology Train (NTT) subway cars built for the New York City Transit Authority. Being built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing for the B Division of the New York City Subway and for the Staten Island Railway (SIR), they will replace aging subway car models: all R44 cars on the SIR, plus all R46 and some R68 subway cars.

The Arnine Cars (collectively referring to the R1, R4, R6, R7/A, and R9 car types) are a series of 1,703 subway cars manufactured for use on the IND System between 1930 and 1940. They remained in service until 1977.

The #R11 #subway car was manufactured by the Budd Company in 1949 as a prototype #train to test new technology for the proposed #SecondAvenueSubway. Ten cars were produced, each one costing over $100,000, so the train is often referred to as the “Million Dollar Train.”

This is a brief interior tour of R11 car #8013 at the New York Transit Museum. These cars were equipped with the newest, most high-tech features when they we...

Ten R11 cars were originally built by Budd in 1949; they were intended to be part of a 400-car order but the remainder of the order was cancelled due to the cancellation of the Second Avenue Subway project.

Sep 29, 2024 · The Sleek R11 Cars. The R11 cars, often referred to as the "Million Dollar Train," were built in 1949 with stainless steel bodies and modern amenities. These cars were designed to be the future of subway travel, featuring air conditioning and fluorescent lighting.

Mar 24, 2007 · Of course, the Second Avenue subway was never built, and no additional cars of the same futuristic design, known as the R11, were ever ordered. The cars cost about $100,000 each, and together...