⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ R110A Prototype Cars Transferred to South Brooklyn Railway for Conversion to Pump Cars

The R110A (contract order R130) was a prototype new technology New York City Subway car model built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1992. 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 entered service on June 15, 1993, on the 2 line. They continued to run until 1998, when they were pulled out of service due to brake problems and fire damage. Between 2013 and 2014, all the B-cars (8002–8004 and 8007–8009) were converted into flood pump cars. The A cars (8001, 8005–8006, and 8010) are to be converted sometime in 2021.

Here we see these four A cars being towed from 207th St Yard to the South Brooklyn Railway, where they will be transloaded onto flatbed trailers to be shipped to Brookville Equipment Corporation for conversion top pump cars. Enjoy this rare look at R110A-type cars, the last time they will be seen in their original configuration!

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Taken on December 16 and 17, 2021.