Standard Lo-V (New York City Subway car)
| Standard Lo-V | |
|---|---|
The four surviving "Low-Voltage" motor cars on layover on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line. | |
Interior of a 1917 IRT Lo-V car. | |
| Manufacturer | Pressed Steel Car Company, American Car and Foundry, Pullman Company |
| Replaced | 1969 |
| Constructed | 1916–1925 |
| Number built | 1,020 cars (725 motors, 295 trailers) |
| Number preserved | 7 |
| Number scrapped | 1,013 |
| Successor | R26 R28 R29 R33 R36 |
| Fleet numbers | 4515–4554 (trailers) 4577–4699 (motors) 4719 (motor) 4772–4810 (motors) 4811–4965 (trailers) 4966–5302 (motors) 5303–5402 (trailers), 5403–5627 (motors) |
| Capacity | 196: 44 (seated) 152 (standing) |
| Operators | Interborough Rapid Transit Company NYC Board of Transportation New York City Transit Authority |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel |
| Car length | 51 ft 6 in (15.70 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 10 in (2,692 mm) |
| Height | 11 ft 10.5 in (3.62 m) |
| Floor height | 3 ft 2+1⁄8 in (0.97 m) |
| Doors | 6 |
| Maximum speed | 60 mph (97 km/h) |
| Weight | Motor car: 77,700 lb (35,200 kg) Trailer car: 56,000 lb (25,000 kg) |
| Traction system | Motor car: Westinghouse 577, General Electric 260 Trailer car: None Air Compressor: WABCO 2-C-Y |
| Prime mover(s) | electric motor |
| Power output | 200 hp (149 kW) (Wh 577) 195 hp (145 kW) (GE 260) per traction motor |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC Third rail |
| Current collector(s) | Top running Contact shoe |
| Braking system(s) | WABCO Schedule AMUE with UE-5 universal valve, ME-23 brake stand, and simplex clasp brake rigging |
| Coupling system | WABCO J |
| Headlight type | incandescent light bulbs |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
The Standard Lo-V (an abbreviation for “Low-Voltage car”) was a New York City Subway car type built from 1916 to 1925 by the Pressed Steel Car Company, American Car and Foundry, and Pullman Company for the IRT. A total of 1,020 cars were built, which consisted of 725 motors and 295 trailers. It was the third and most common "Lo-V" type car ordered for the IRT (after the Flivver Lo-Vs and the first Steinway Lo-Vs).