Robert Bosco 0 Posted March 13, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 13, 2008 Does anyone happen to know the cost (per car) of all subway cars in service today?? I can only assume that the R160 was the most expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracknut 0 Posted March 13, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 13, 2008 Average costs per car R32/A - $114,951 R38 - $111,722 R40 - $111,793 R40M - $137,382 R42 - $132,670 R44 - $211,850 R46 - $275,381 R62 - $918,293 R62A - $798,770 R68/A - $915,000 R110A - $2,209,000 R110B - $2,167,000 R142 - $1,217,312 R142A - $1,215,466 R143 - $1,576,475 R160 - car in 4 car unit: $1,319,589 R160 - car in a 5 car unit: $1,308,342 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 1,088 Posted March 13, 2008 Share #3 Posted March 13, 2008 In service the R143s are the most expensive. The most expensive cars period were the R110A/Bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Bosco 0 Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted March 13, 2008 In service the R143s are the most expensive. The most expensive cars period were the R110A/Bs. Wow....I can't believe that the 110's were more expensive than the R143/160. What company (companies) built the R110's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 2,157 Posted March 13, 2008 Share #5 Posted March 13, 2008 Wow....I can't believe that the 110's were more expensive than the R143/160. What company (companies) built the R110's? Kawasaki built the R110A Bombardier built the R110B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitGuy 1 Posted March 13, 2008 Share #6 Posted March 13, 2008 Man the price of trains are going up by a lot these days, its amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1Toasty 0 Posted March 13, 2008 Share #7 Posted March 13, 2008 I can see why the R110s would be so expensive, seeing as there are only a few of them and that they incorporated so much expensive stuff when they were built. New tech trains are just so much more expensive because of their gadgets like automated voices, FINDs, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 35 Posted March 17, 2008 Share #8 Posted March 17, 2008 Also got to remember how things were worth back then to what they are now. But granted, newer subway cars have much more things in them than the older subway cars so thats why the new have price tag so much more than the old. http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3619 $114,951 next to $1,576,475....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy 2,321 Posted March 18, 2008 Share #9 Posted March 18, 2008 Also got to remember how things were worth back then to what they are now. But granted, newer subway cars have much more things in them than the older subway cars so thats why the new have price tag so much more than the old. http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3619 $114,951 next to $1,576,475....... Not to mention inflation too. Back then, $115,000 was worth a lot more than it is today. So those figures seem small by today's standards but they weren't THAT small... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 11 Posted March 19, 2008 Share #10 Posted March 19, 2008 I think according to the CPI calculator, $114K is equal to about $750K in today's value. But don't forget that NTTs have may more features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracknut 0 Posted March 20, 2008 Share #11 Posted March 20, 2008 Also got to remember how things were worth back then to what they are now. But granted, newer subway cars have much more things in them than the older subway cars so thats why the new have price tag so much more than the old. http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3619 $114,951 next to $1,576,475....... Great comparison there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 11 Posted March 20, 2008 Share #12 Posted March 20, 2008 So for the same price as today's Lamborghini Convertible you could of bought a R-32 in 1964? Now for the same price as a Bugatti you can get R-160? They're really jacking them prices up! I would love a R-160 but if it's worth my entire family's saving then I'd rather pay $2 just to ride them. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York 4,103 Posted March 21, 2008 Share #13 Posted March 21, 2008 Also got to remember how things were worth back then to what they are now. But granted, newer subway cars have much more things in them than the older subway cars so thats why the new have price tag so much more than the old. http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3619 $114,951 next to $1,576,475....... That is a sweet shot of the 2. I quess I never really thought about or knew how much the trains cost. Thats some madd cheddar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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