Which cars am I?

[Harry]

1. NYCTA engineers were reluctant to decide which term would best apply to them: "electronic lemons" or "electronic wonders". After all, they were first to introduce new features both obvious and subtle to the riding public.
   
2. One of this cars important technical features was the replacement of door control levers by single push-buttons and relays.
   
3. When these cars first appeared on the system they were quickly given the name of "The Million Dollar Train."
   
4. This car when first delivered had some growing pains. For one thing, the cars sat too high to clear subway tunnels safely because nobody thought of modifying the suspension to compasate for their lighter car body weight.
   

Please answer the questions in this form:

 

1. or 1) your answer

2. or 2) your answer

3. or 3) your answer

4. or 4) your answer

 

Thank you

[4 Train]

Is it the R142 or R143 models?

[Cappy]

1) R42

2) R28

3) R11

4) R30

[error46146]

1. R44

2. R11

3. R15

4. i have no clue

[trainfan22]

1]R110A/B

2]R16

3]R40 Slant

4]R44

[TransitGuy]

1) R-68

2) R-17

3) R-11

4) R-44

[Eastman346]

1. NYCTA engineers were reluctant to decide which term would best apply to them: "electronic lemons" or "electronic wonders". After all, they were first to introduce new features both obvious and subtle to the riding public.
   
2. One of this cars important technical features was the replacement of door control levers by single push-buttons and relays.
   
3. When these cars first appeared on the system they were quickly given the name of "The Million Dollar Train."
   
4. This car when first delivered had some growing pains. For one thing, the cars sat too high to clear subway tunnels safely because nobody thought of modifying the suspension to compasate for their lighter car body weight.

 

1.R42

2.R11

3.R68/A

4.R32

[Harry]

Okay lets go over the answers to these questions. There were a number of you guys who got some of the questions right. Nobody got them all right but close enough.

 

1. NYCTA engineers were reluctant to decide which term would best apply to them: "electronic lemons" or "electronic wonders". After all, they were first to introduce new features both obvious and subtle to the riding public. R42

 

2. One of this cars important technical features was the replacement of door control levers by single push-buttons and relays. R26/28

3. When these cars first appeared on the system they were quickly given the name of "The Million Dollar Train." R11

4. This car when first delivered had some growing pains. For one thing, the cars sat too high to clear subway tunnels safely because nobody thought of modifying the suspension to compasate for their lighter car body weight. R32

[Eastman346]

2 out of four is not bad.

[NYCTNostalgia]

Hints

 

#1:

It's an IRT car

Ran on the 70(8)

Cars were retired by the R62's

Looks alot like the IND/BMT's R10's

Cars are numbered 5803-5952

 

#2

It's is an IND/BMT car

Mostly ran on the & lines

Retired by the R68's

Similar to the R27/R30/R30A

 

#3

Being ritired

Has always been found on the & lines

Very rusty

 

#4

Had a rollsign change in 2001

75 footer

Found mostly on the & lines

[Kingsbridge Bus]

1.R17 2.No clue 3.R42 4.R68