R-17 Specifications
- Car Builder: St. Louis Car Company
- Car Body: Low-Alloy High-Tensile (LAHT) Carbon Steel
- Unit Numbers: 6500-6899 (motorized single units)
- Fleet: 400 cars
- Car Length: 51 feet, 1⁄2 inch
- Car Width: 8 feet, 103⁄16 inches
- Car Height: 11 feet, 10 inches
- Total Weight: General Electric Cars: 77,887 lb (35,329 kg)
Westinghouse Cars: 79,193 lb (35,921 kg) - Track Gauge: 4 feet, 81⁄2 inches (1.435 m)
- Propulsion System: General Electric Cars: GE MCM 17KG137D1, with 17KC76A1 master controller
Westinghouse Cars: WH Unit Switch UPC-631B, with XM-179 master controller - Motors: General Electric Cars: GE 1240A4, four motors per car (two motors per truck)
Westinghouse Cars: WH 1447C motors, four motors per car (two motors per truck) - Motor Power: 100 horsepower each
- Brakes: WABCO Schedule SMEE with A-1 Application package, J1 relay valve, ME-42A brake stand, and A.S.F simplex unit cylinder clasp brake rigging
- Air Compressor: WABCO 2-C-Y
- Coupler Type: WABCO H2C
- Total Seating: 44 seats
- Total Standing:
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