The R110A (contract order R130) was a New York City Subway car model built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1992 as a prototype New Technology Train to test various technologies. There were ten cars arranged as five-car sets.

Train Configuration: The car configuration is 3-car sets. Similar to the R-110A, the cab cars are powered with four traction motors each. The center car of the 3-car set is an unpowered, cabless trailer.

In this view coming into 233rd St. on the 2 line on January 9,1995, is the R-110A New Technology Train, the prototype for the R142 and R142A cars which now are in service on the 2,4,5 and 6...

1 day ago · We all know that the Kawasaki R110A and Bombardier R110B were prototype trains for the current NTT trains we see today. First, a rare find of a R110 train making simulated stops during testing. You can clearly hear the AC motors built by AEG Westinghouse (which became AdTranz, and is now known as Bombardier).

This is a list of all R-type contracts in the New York City Subway. [1] 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 …

Two prototypes, the R110A and R110B, were used to test the features that would be found on all NTT trains today. Sometimes referred to as New Millennium Trains, [4] they are known for improvements in technology, energy efficiency, reliability, and comfort along with advanced passenger information systems.

On a summer afternoon in 1993 the R110A was picked up as it came into East 180th St. and was taped to 149th St-Grand Concourse (Mott Ave). THE TRAIN-The R...more. AT LAST, THE LONG AWAITED...

Dec 17, 2021 · There were ten cars arranged as five-car sets. They were designed to test features that would be implemented on future mass-production New Tech Train orders. First announced in 1989, the R110As...

Sep 19, 2024 · The R110A (contract R130) was a prototype new technology New York City Subway car model built in 1992 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The R110As are numbered 80018010. The R110A was designed to test out new technology features that would be incorporated into future New Technology Trains, including th

The R110A were 51 feet long, 8 feet wide, 12 feet high, and had six doors per car. They were delivered in 5 car sets A-B-B-A with set numbers 8000-8010. Seating consisted of 24 in A car, and 28 in B car.