A representative selection of images
of the BMT D-Type Triplex Cars
(click here to see the photo captions only)
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| Designation | Unit Numbers | Manufacturer | Years |
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| D-Type (Triplex) | 6000-6121 (each triplex unit has A, B, C
"cars") | Pressed Steel Corp. | 1925-1928 |
(This information provided courtesy Transit Museum
pamphlet.)
The BMT D-Type Triplex cars were ordered in 1924 under
pressure from the city to abandon wooden cars in favor of steel, due
to safety concerns arising from accidents, such as the Malbone Street
wreck of 1918, which caused the financial demise of the BMT's
predecessor the BRT.
Unlike a standard subway car, which has a set of wheels,
or truck, at each end, the triplex cars share trucks. The three car
units are articulated and cannot be separated. A truck is under each
of the articulated joints, and at each end. Therefore a triplex unit
has four trucks, whereas a normal three-car train would have six
trucks, two on each car. The trucks in the middle contain the motors,
and the ones at the end are trailer trucks.
The triplex was the heaviest car ever used in the New
York City subway system. They entered service on May 19, 1927 on the
Brighton line, and the last units, running on the West End line, were
removed from service July 23, 1965.
| Unit Number | Weight In Pounds | Year |
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| 6000-6003 | 213,600 | 1927 |
| 6004-6070 | 207,600 | 1928 |
| 6071-6119 | 209,200 | 1928 |
| Section | Capacity | Length |
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| Section A | 55 Seats | 45' 4.5" |
| Section B | 50 Seats | 38' 11.75" |
| Section C | 55 Seats | 45' 4.5" |
| Total Length | | 137' |
| Total Seats | 160 Seats |
| Total Standing | 395 |
| Total Capacity | 555 |
Car Notes
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Preserved
(Or Saved for Preservation) |
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Converted to Work Service
(Might Still Exist) |
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Wrecked/Damaged in Accident
(Possibly Repaired) |
| 6019, 6095, 6112 | New York Transit
Museum's regular Nostalgia Train. One set is kept in the museum
and the other two at Coney Island Yard. The cars received cosmetic
overhaul and mechanical repairs in 2000.
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| 6078ABC-6045ABC | Collision at Stillwell Avenue,
6/19/1955. Rebuilt as 6045AB-6078C and renumbered 6045ABC. |
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