Meet our R36s: 9400 and 9401

9400 and 9401 are World's Fair R36 cars built in 1964 for IRT #7 service to the New York World's Fair. They are part of the 9346-9523 series, equipped with Westinghouse controllers and motors. These cars spent there entire lives on the #7 line. When delivered in 1964, they had a turquoise two-tone paint scheme and turquoise blue interior.

Air conditioning was installed on these cars by 1984. The R36s had been painted white by this point. Over the next several years a deep red paint with silver roofs appeared on the cars. Known as "Gunn Red", this would later evolve into the now famous "Redbird" scheme.

9400 and 9401 were removed from #7 service on June 14, 2002. They were stored at Unionport Yard, Bronx before returning to the #7 Corona Yard in August 2008 with a new repainting.

R36 WF 9400 & 9401 Specifications

Builder	St. Louis Car Company, St. Louis, Missouri
Delivery date	February 1964
Carbody and construction	Low Alloy High Tensile (LAHT) steel, all welded body with center sill floorpan
Weight	69,400 lb (73,000 with air conditioning overhaul)
Width	8' 9''
Gauge	4' 8'' 1/2 (Standard)
Seating capacity	44
Propulsion controller	Westinghouse XCA248I (9400), XCA248J (9401)
Traction motors	Westinghouse 1447C, 100HP, 2/per truck (400 HP/car)
Master controller	Westinghouse XM579
Brake equipment system	WABCO "SMEE" with ME42B valve
Truck	General Steel Industries Cast Steel Frame
Door operator system	Midland Ross
Fan	Westinghouse 23'' Axiflo #356C647G05, 4/per car
Air Conditioning	Stone Safety Corp.
HVAC Control	Vapor Corp.
Heater	Bryant/GE
Hand Brake	Ellcon National 840XBL
Motor-Generator (9400)	Westinghouse YX304E
Air Compressor (9401)	WABCO 2CY3B with A3 motor
Hand Hold (Straphanger)	Ellcon National #45, 56/per car
Lighting (Interior)	Luminator, Fluorescent (600 VDC parallel circuit)
Sign	Hunter, illuminated rollsigns, at #1 front cab bulkhead, one side rollsign on each side

Gallery

R36 WFs 9400 & 9401, 8/30/08:

R36 WF 9401, 10/11/09:

R36 WF 9401, 1/27/10:

R36 WF 9401, 8/8/10:

1964 WF R36 9400 and R142A 7591, 1/31/12: