The R17 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1954 for the IRT A Division. A total of 400 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered cars. The first R17s entered service on October 10, 1955.

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 MTA has been incorporating newer subway cars into its stock in the past two decades. Since 1999, the R142s, R142As, R143s, R160s, R179s, R188s, and R211s have been added into service.

The R17 was ordered from the St. Louis Car Company in 1954. A total of 400 cars, all single units, were built. They replaced the Hi-V cars that dated back to the opening of the IRT in 1904. The R17s round stormdoor window at the end of each car was the most recognizable feature of …

Feb 15, 2017 · MTH has been building subway cars for the O gauge market for a while, but this is its first foray into HO scale subway cars. The R17 cars are equipped with the company’s Digital Command System. The model will also operate on Digital Command Control (DCC) and direct-current (DC) layouts.

Feb 5, 2025 · The Proto-Soundr 2.0 R-17 sets feature M.T.H.'s newest advances in transit stop technology. Designed specifically for our municipal transit cars, the system allows you to program the train to stop automatically at pre-set stops you designate, even in Conventional Mode.

The R17 also features large, rounded rectangle windows on its side doors, similar to those found on nearly every car in today's subway system. While similar to the R16 in outward appearance, as an A Division car, it is smaller and contains only three doors on each side of …

Delivered in a maroon paint scheme, the R-17s were repainted in the MTA’s new blue and silver colors in the 1970s. A less-than-successful white scheme, intended to discourage taggers, followed in the 1980s.

PROTO 1000 Class R17 Subway Cars 4-Car Set: (1) Powered; (3) Unpowered -- New York City MTA "Red Bird" (Red Roof; Different Red from Earlier Model)

The R17 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1954 for the IRT A Division. A total of 400 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered cars.